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Love trickery targets lonely men aged between 70 and 90 The family-based criminal gang, composed predominantly of Romanian nationals, targeted
13 arrested in Italy for tricking elderly with love
Love trickery targets lonely men aged between 70 and 90 The family-based criminal gang, composed predominantly of Romanian nationals, targeted
Terrorist and extremist chants used to woo recruits – focus of latest Europol Referral Action Day
In collaboration with the music entertainment company SoundCloud, the participating countries and the ECTC’s European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU-IRU)
Three arrested in the Netherlands for ATM explosion spree in Germany
The arrests took place on in the early hours of 17 May in Haarlem and Vianen in the Netherlands. This
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Catherine De Bolle appointed to a second term as Executive Director of Europol
The extension is based on a procedure following the decision of the Management Board of Europol as of 1 May
2022 EU drug markets analyses from Europol and the EMCDDA
Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses released today by Europol and the
Gun smugglers behind mail order service arrested in Poland and the Netherlands
On 25 April, Europol supported a series of actions carried out simultaneously in the Netherlands and in Poland, as a
Three German fugitives arrested in Spain for providing shadow banking system to criminals
Three individuals have been arrested as the result of an action day in Malaga, Spain, on 30 March, the details
Violent labour exploitation gang busted in Romania and the UK
The Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the United Kingdom Northamptonshire Police, supported by Europol and Eurojust, have dismantled a criminal
New Europol and EMCDDA Analyses of the European Drug Market
To be presented in Brussels on 6 May, the analyses combine data from Europol’s operational intelligence on organised crime with
Europol report finds deepfake technology could become staple tool for organised crime
Recommendations for tackling criminal uses of deepfakes Much of the deepfake content created today is identifiable through manual methods that
Spain arrests two for supplying conflict zones with weapons
The two suspects were arrested at their homes in Barcelona and El Masnou on 20 April. Seven other members of
Europol and UEFA hold first international conference on match-fixing in football
On 26 April, a total of 109 senior officials from law enforcement, judicial authorities and national football associations from 49
Cocaine lords targeted in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
This operation targeted the European and South American drugs and money-laundering infrastructure of a large scale trafficking network, which had
War in Ukraine: Europol deploys operational teams to all frontline partner countries
Coming at the request of these countries, Europol now has operational teams in Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Moldova, with
Four arrested for forcing vulnerable victims to beg
An investigation by the Upper Austrian Regional Criminal Office (Landeskriminalamt Oberösterreich), the Austrian Federal Police (Bundeskriminalamt), the German Bavarian State
NextGenerationEU – Law Enforcement Forum
The forum targets organised crime threats against the NextGenerationEU recovery fund. Representatives from EU Member States, the European Commission, the
Tackling hate crime across Europe: second joint action day targets over 170 individuals
On the action day, 7 April 2022, law enforcement authorities raided multiple locations across Europe and targeted 176 individuals in
A common response to serious and organised crime linked to the war in Ukraine
Today, Europol hosted an EMPACT meeting to focus on intelligence and operational actions linked to threats of serious and organised
Human trafficking gang exploiting South American victims busted in France and Spain
French Border Police initiated the investigation in January 2021, although investigators suspect that the network was already active for some
Kinahan organised crime group sanctioned by US Department of the Treasury
Today Ireland’s national police force, An Garda Síochána, launched the criminal justice initiative ‘cooperating at an international level in protecting
EU-wide operation targeting criminal assets in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
In the framework of Operation Oscar, initiated by Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, Europol will facilitate partners’ exchange
Europol awarded top European standard for its environmental performance
We are therefore proud that our commitment to sustainability has been recognised through the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
One of the world’s biggest hacker forums taken down
Launched in 2015, RaidForums was considered one of the world’s biggest hacking forums with a community of over half a
One of the world’s biggest hacker forums taken down
Launched in 2015, RaidForums was considered one of the world’s biggest hacking forums with a community of over half a
Kinahan organised crime group sanctioned by US Department of the Treasury
Today Ireland’s national police force, An Garda Síochána, launched the criminal justice initiative ‘cooperating at an international level in protecting
EU-wide operation targeting criminal assets in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
In the framework of Operation Oscar, initiated by Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, Europol will facilitate partners’ exchange
Human trafficking gang exploiting South American victims busted in France and Spain
French Border Police initiated the investigation in January 2021, although investigators suspect that the network was already active for some
Tackling hate crime across Europe: second joint action day targets over 170 individuals
On the action day, 7 April 2022, law enforcement authorities raided multiple locations across Europe and targeted 176 individuals in
Europol awarded top European standard for its environmental performance
We are therefore proud that our commitment to sustainability has been recognised through the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
A common response to serious and organised crime linked to the war in Ukraine
Today, Europol hosted an EMPACT meeting to focus on intelligence and operational actions linked to threats of serious and organised
Four arrested for forcing vulnerable victims to beg
An investigation by the Upper Austrian Regional Criminal Office (Landeskriminalamt Oberösterreich), the Austrian Federal Police (Bundeskriminalamt), the German Bavarian State
NextGenerationEU – Law Enforcement Forum
The forum targets organised crime threats against the NextGenerationEU recovery fund. Representatives from EU Member States, the European Commission, the
War in Ukraine: Europol deploys operational teams to all frontline partner countries
Coming at the request of these countries, Europol now has operational teams in Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Moldova, with
Love me not: human traffickers earned up to EUR 1 800 per day per victim
The Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the United Kingdom Intelligence Directorate, supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a criminal network
Armenian criminal gang dismantled in France over counterfeit cigarettes
On 15 March, over 40 judicial customs investigators, with the support of special intervention teams of the French National Police
Latvia and Lithuania detain 108 over multi-million euro call centre scam
On 24 and 25 March hundreds of officers, including special intervention teams, raided a total of three call centres belonging
More than 5 million potentially dangerous toys seized in 21 countries
Between October 2021 and 31 January 2022, Europol coordinated operation Ludus II targeting trafficking of counterfeit toys and other goods.
Crackdown on human traffickers in France and Romania
The French National Police (Police Nationale), the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by
Europol supports Belgian authorities in shutting down an illegal cigarette factory
Fourteen workers mainly from Eastern Europe were arrested, and the Belgian authorities seized the complete cigarette manufacturing machinery. Some four
14 arrests for euro counterfeiting in Spain
The criminal network, led by a mother and son of Lithuanian origin, was composed of members mainly of Spanish, Lithuanian
14 arrests for euro counterfeiting in Spain
On 1 March 2022, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Spanish regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra)
Europol continues to support EU Member States affected by the conflict in Ukraine
In light of the worsening situation in Ukraine and the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing to the neighbouring countries
New Accountability Framework to use artificial intelligence in a transparent and accountable manner
Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol: I am confident that the AP4AI Project will offer invaluable practical support to