Busted: 9 arrested in hit against holiday-rental fraudsters
Europol supported the Romanian Police (Politia Romana) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in an operation that led to
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Cross Border Crime
Almost 5 000 false identity documents seized in Greece
The Aliens Division of Attica within the Hellenic Police (Ellinikí Astynomía), supported by Europol, targeted a criminal network involved in
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Full-scale action against EUR 2 billion money laundering network
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,
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Truck loaded with hundreds of thousands of packs of cigarettes and perfumery items, worth over 11 million lei
At the Giurgiu Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen, aged 54, presented himself to enter the country, at the wheel
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Over 100 searches and four arrests in Latvia, Germany, France, Italy and Malta against financial institution involved in money laundering
National authorities in Latvia, Germany, France, Italy and Malta have carried out over 100 searches in a large-scale operation against
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Frontex and the United Kingdom strengthen border management cooperation
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and the United Kingdom’s Home Office signed a working arrangement to pave
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Customs inspectors at Sofia Airport seized over 2800 packages of veterinary vaccines and 128 animal passports
Customs officers from TD Customs Sofia seized 2 878 packages of veterinary vaccines, over one kilogram of veterinary tablets and
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EUR 1 million in assets seized in hit against ID forgers
On 7 February, Europol supported the Italian Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri) and the Malta Police Force (Pulizija) in an
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Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR Please find here your downloadable copy of the January/February 2024 issue
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Frontex and Europol forge closer cooperation
Frontex and Europol took another step towards strengthening the cooperation between the two agencies. Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens and
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460,000 pieces contraband cigarettes were discovered by customs officers hidden in metal profiles going from Turkey to France
Nearly 460,000 pieces contraband cigarettes were discovered by customs officers during an inspection of a truck entering the country from
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Dismantled an international criminal organization based in Spain dedicated to performing neoshamanic rituals
The 18 detainees promoted and developed – for profit – rituals, where they supplied different psychoactive substances that were prohibited
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Gunfire and snow chase to stop a car loaded with contraband cigarettes
Botoșani border policemen with support of their colleagues from the Botoșani Police carried out a specific action to combat cigarette
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International criminal network of car thieves responsible for stealing 28 luxury cars arrested
Close cooperation between Lithuanian and German authorities, together with support from Europol and Eurojust, has led to the dismantling of
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Sting operation leads to Brazil arrest of one of South America’s most wanted fugitives
Diego Nicolás Marset Alba, a reputed drug kingpin and brother to the leader of the “Primer Cartel Uruguayo” cartel, was
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Europol warning on the criminal use of Bluetooth trackers for geolocalisation
For the past several years, Europol has been observing a growing crime phenomenon: the use of Bluetooth trackers in organised
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Paper trail ends in jail time for 1,013 money mules
Law enforcement agencies from 26 countries, in collaboration with Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and several private industry partners, have once again
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The Spanish National Police dismantles an international criminal organization specialized in illicit vehicle trafficking
Spanish National Police has dismantled an international criminal organization dedicated to illicit vehicle trafficking. A total of 19 people have been
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