EMPACT with good results in 2018
EMPACT with good joint action results in 2018 In 2018 the Member States of the European Union joined forces with Europol and its institutional partners…
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Extensive action against money laundering
Norwegian police in extensive action against money laundering Norway is among the countries that have participated in a very comprehensive police action against money laundering…
How to dismantle illicit drug labs?
How does the police dismantle illicit drug labs? Training together in Belgium: How do police officers dismantle illicit synthetic drug labs? In the first…
Europol wins Award for digital postcards
Europol wins Award for EU Most Wanted postcards Catching Europe’s most wanted fugitives by sending them cheeky postcards. This innovative way of successfully involving the…
Europol: Social media crimes
Europol: Social media crimes 20 000 packages of counterfeit medicine, mobile phones, jewellery, sunglasses and watches seized destined to be sold via social media. …
Major Drug action against cannabis plants
Major Drug action against cannabis factories 18 arrests made in Germany and Spain after police uncover one metric ton of marijuana, two cannabis factories and bundles…
300 migrants smuggled a month
300 migrants smuggled to Europe a month 300 migrants smuggled a month: Slovenia and Kosovo 1 apprehend major organised crime group in the Balkans. …
Cybercriminal spreading ransomware arrested
Cybercriminal spreading ransomware arrested A prolific cybercriminal suspected of spreading ransomware is arrested by Polish Police. Last week, the Polish Police, in close cooperation…
Balkan drug cartel dismantled
Large Balkan drug cartel dismantled 100 kgs of cocaine and 150 kgs of marijuana were seized in major international operation dismantling a Balkan drug cartel….
Romania’s most wanted arrested
Romania’s most wanted fugitive arrested in Buenos Aires One of Romania’s most wanted fugitives, A.M., who also featured on the EU Most Wanted website, was yesterday…
Big drug operation dismantled
Major drug operation dismantled International drug trafficking and money laundering network dismantled In total, 40 suspects were arrested in Spain, Morocco and Germany, and more…
Crackdown on airline ticket fraud
195 individuals detained as a result of global crackdown on airline ticket fraud 195 individuals suspected of traveling with airline tickets bought using stolen, compromised…
Child trafficking and migrant smuggling
Child trafficking and migrant smuggling EU-wide operations identify potential victims and suspects of child trafficking and migrant smuggling During an EU wide law enforcement…
Europol conference tackles security challenges of IoT
Europol conference tackles security challenges of IoT The internet of things (IoT): when your washing machine and blood pressure monitor becomes a target for cyber…
Action against weapons on the Darknet
International strike against firearms sold through the Darknet The Spanish Guardia Civil has arrested a 24-year-old Spanish national who sold firearms through the Darknet. This…
Two main Russian mafia groups dismantled in Spain with Europol’s support
Europol has supported the Spanish Guardia Civil in taking down two main Russian organised crime groups involved in large scale money laundering in Spain. …
2017, the year when Cybercrime hit close to home
2017, the year when Cybercrime hit close to home Major law enforcement successes despite an increasingly professionalised cybercrime landscape The past 12 months have…
Illicit online pharmacies
Illicit online pharmacies Millions of medicines seized in largest operation against illicit online pharmacies In the largest action of its kind, INTERPOL’s Operation Pangea…
Austrian police arrests a most wanted fugitive
Austrian police arrests a most wanted fugitive sought by Sweden A 39-year-old Somali national, who was wanted by the Swedish authorities, was arrested in Vienna…
Norway without direct access to terror data
Norway is without direct access to terror data from Europol Norway and Switzerland can’t directly access information about terrorist suspects in Europol’s registers. Now Switzerland…