The primary objective of operation codenamed “Black Tie” was to indict and prosecute a Bosnian-Herzegovinian/Dutch national considered a High Value

The primary objective of operation codenamed “Black Tie” was to indict and prosecute a Bosnian-Herzegovinian/Dutch national considered a High Value

Privacy measures currently being rolled out, such as end-to-end encryption, will stop tech companies from seeing any offending that occurs

Between Sunday 14 April and Wednesday 17 April a total of 70 addresses were searched across the world, resulting in

The crackdown was the result of a long-running investigation led by the Spanish Police and Spanish Regional Catalan Police, supported

According to judicial estimates, the total damages resulting from fake investments in the advertised cannabis cultivation crowdsourcing platform amount to

The platform enables the swift exchange of operational and strategic information among Europol, EU Member States and partner countries with

The investigation was initiated by Carabinieri anti-counterfeiting investigators in January 2023, who received support from Europol. The aim of the

Europol’s new report, published today, entitled “Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks”, delves into the characteristics of the criminal

The report is the first of its kind to analyse in depth the characteristics that make criminal actors particularly threatening

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This Working Arrangement not only brings together CBI and Europol but also links the law enforcement authorities in the Republic

The criminals’ technique was as unsophisticated as it was effective. Operating in gangs of three to five members, one accomplice

During the operation on 19 March, law enforcement authorities also conducted 22 house searches in Sibiu and Vâlcea, Romania, where

A joint operation between the Spanish National Police (Polícia National) and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), supported by Europol,

A cross-border investigation led by the Romanian Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră), supported by Europol and involving the Bulgarian General

During the action day on 12 March, authorities also conducted 26 searches in Belgium, Israel, Netherlands and Slovakia, resulting in

The suspects were arrested in Madrid, Palma, Barcelona and Poland during an action day on 14 November 2023. Seven house

Overall results of the two action days:The leader of the network (High Value Target), a woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Overall results of the four action days:11 arrests (3 Palestinians, 3 Latvians, 2 Iranians, 2 Syrians, 1 Lebanese),4 print shops

Officers learned how to carry out targeted investigations against perpetrators suspected of abusing their own children or at least possessing

Who was involved?This year’s exercise brought together law enforcement representatives involved in applying both the EU Crisis Protocol and Regulation

The new report offers a strategic and top-level summary of the EU drug market, based on a robust understanding of

The EU retail drug market is estimated to be worth at least EUR 30 billion annually and is a major

The action day in mid-February led to the arrests of eight suspects in Belgium and Hungary. Officers in Belgium arrested

According to Spanish authorities, the criminal network fixed football, tennis and table tennis matches in more than 20 countries, including

Over 180 searches were carried out simultaneously in Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands,

A third main suspect, leading another organised crime group (OCG), was arrested in the same operation for defrauding the Italian

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians have visited Europol today in The Hague, the Netherlands, where they

The action day on 21 February led to:19 arrests in Germany (7 under Belgian judicial order and 12 under French

A large-scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, France and Germany and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust,

During the action day, over 460 police officers were deployed to carry out the searches. Germany also deployed four officers

Three individuals, suspected of being the ringleaders of the fraud scheme, were arrested in Germany. During the searches, carried out

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The joint action day in Spain and Ecuador led to:31 arrests (13 in Spain and 18 in Ecuador);2 High Value

Europol supported this wide-reaching operation with several operational meetings and the deployment of specialists with mobile offices offering analytical and

On 7 February, two suspects were arrested in Malta and Nigeria in the framework of the operation. The suspects are

The investigation into this criminal network uncovered that the suspects allegedly recruited Latvian and Portuguese nationals and facilitated their journeys

The mandates of both EU agencies have been significantly enhanced in recent years, opening new possibilities to work together, particularly

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During the action week, the involved authorities carried out checks on passengers and their luggage, as well as on parcels