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Source: Europol
The operation, supported by Europol, was launched after the analysis of encrypted communications from the SKY ECC communication platform revealed extensive evidence of corrupt practices, including organised and serious crimes. The suspects are alleged to have played key roles in enabling and shielding the activities of a violent Albanian criminal group importing cocaine from South America to Europe. The proceeds…
Source: Europol
The man was arrested in Poland while transporting weapon kits that he had purchased in Austria. A subsequent search of the suspect’s home and a nearby forest carried out by Polish investigators uncovered dozens of illegally-held weapons including pistols, rifles, revolvers and automatic weapons such as Škorpions, as well as over 80 essential weapon parts and more than 20 000…
Source: Europol
An EU-wide operation, led by Germany, resulted in the takedown of a large criminal network involved in migrant smuggling, weapons trafficking and document fraud along the so-called Balkan route. The investigation was conducted within the framework of a Europol Operational Taskforce, made up of authorities from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, the United Kingdom and other…
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Operating under these false pretences, the 57-year-old suspect persuaded numerous investors to entrust him with funds, promising to channel their money into profitable projects. However, investigations have revealed that no such reinvestments occurred. Instead, the suspect allegedly established a complex network of opaque companies and foreign bank accounts to misappropriate the funds, which he used to finance his lavish personal…
Source: Europol
The investigation, led by the EPPO offices in Milan and Palermo, targeted an organised crime network spanning multiple EU Member States and non-EU countries.Pan-European action dayThe action day mobilised law enforcement across Europe with 160 searches carried out in more than 10 countries. Investigative measures are ongoing in several EU countries, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,…
Source: Europol
Both the LIBE Committee and the JPSG play a crucial role in supporting Europol’s work, acting as key partners in ensuring the Agency’s accountability, transparency, and alignment with EU legislative priorities. The meeting yesterday also included the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski and Europol’s Fundamental Rights Officer Dirk Allaerts.Strategic frameworkIn her opening remarks, Europol’s Executive Director welcomed the…
Source: Europol
Data gathered from recent investigations shows that minors are involved in almost all criminal markets.While the recruitment of minors into serious organised crime and terrorism is not new, in recent years it has evolved into a deliberate tactic by criminal networks to evade detection, arrest, or prosecution. The practice has expanded across multiple countries and recruitment methods have shifted, with…
Source: Europol
In a rapidly changing online environment, law enforcement and judicial authorities need support to cope with the complexity and volume of information and to develop their knowledge when obtaining electronic data from service providers based in other jurisdictions. The SIRIUS project, co-implemented by Europol and Eurojust, supports investigators with a variety of services, such as guidelines, trainings and tools, to…
Source: Europol
The criminal network was active in the wholesale distribution of drugs in the EU. The illicit drugs were hidden in containers with exotic fruits on vessels arriving in European ports from South America. On arrival, recovery teams would remove the drugs from the containers and sell them to other criminal networks. The value of the drugs seized during the operation…
Source: Europol
German investigators had an initial breakthrough with the arrest and detention of two Romanian nationals following a series of break-ins in bakeries in Wallersdorf. Over the course of the investigation conducted by the Landshut Criminal Investigation Department, evidence emerged that one of the suspects, with the help of one other accomplice, was involved in the break-in at the Wallersdorf logistics…