crime

The investigation was finalised in the framework of the Europol-coordinated operation Shield II Europol supported the Italian Carabinieri (NAS Carabinieri) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an …

New Europol report on latest developments of COVID-19 on the criminal landscape in the EU During this unprecedented crisis, governments across Europe are intensifying their efforts to combat the global …

An international operation against the illegal trade in reptiles has seen hundreds of seizures and 12 arrests in the EU. Europol coordinated information sharing between EU members States which led …

On Friday 21 September 2018 the Polish Central Bureau of Investigation in Gdansk dismantled an illegal print shop producing counterfeit EUR 50 banknotes. The printer sold the counterfeit banknotes on …

Today, May 29 2018, law enforcement from 28 countries across the globe met at Europol headquarters in The Hague to share knowledge and expertise and discuss a coordinated approach to …

An organised crime group from Morocco used jet skis to smuggle migrants and cannabis across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain. The group was dismantled in a joint action day by …

Published on: 27 Nov 2017. Joint investigations by Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition (IPC³), the US National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Centre  and law enforcement authorities from 27 EU Member States …

Sports corruption for the purpose of fraudulent betting is a crime phenomenon that is on the rise and is often carried out by organised crime groups that operate transnationally. Criminals …

During the 24th Egmont Group Plenary Meetings that took place in Macau, the European Commission and Europolwere awarded Observer Status of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). The decision will lead to increased cooperation not …

Following the successful 2014 Archimedes, 2015 Blue Amber and 2016 Ciconia Alba operations, EU Member States, EU bodies1 and third partners2 have once again joined forces with Europol in this year’s Operation …

The crime group owned two Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Spain and Bulgaria, that illicitly offered more than 1000 TV channels to clients across Europe using Internet Protocol television (IPTV) …

Today, Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Giorgi Mghebrishvili, and Europol’s Director, Rob Wainwright, signed an Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation to expand cooperation to combat serious and organised cross-border …

An impressive number of 28 countries teamed up with Europol to deliver a major blow to organised crime groups involved in trafficking in human beings across the European Union and …

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Minister of Security, Dragan Mektić, and Europol’s Director, Rob  Wainwright, signed today an agreement to expand their cooperation in combatting cross-border criminal activities by exchanging information, including …

The Hague, the Netherlands From 2010 to 2014, 2.2% of the estimated proceeds of crime were provisionally seized or frozen, and 1.1% of the criminal profits were finally confiscated at …

The Hague, the Netherlands, Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) supported a Hungarian – Slovakian Joint Investigation Team (JIT) focused on dismantling an organised migrant smuggling network operating from Slovakia. The …