2,469 money mules arrested in worldwide crackdown against money laundering
Law enforcement from 25 countries, supported by Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have joined forces to
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Cross Border Crime
41 arrests for selling potentially dangerous horse meat
The operation, developed jointly by Europol and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) targeted the illegal sale of horse meat
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Cincinnati US CBP Seizes $1.2 Million Worth of Cocaine and Meth in Outbound Shipments
Over the past three weeks U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized ten shipments of narcotics being
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IOM Launches Project to Tackle Organized Crime on Lake Victoria
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a sub-regional project on detecting and deterring transnational organized crime (TOC) on
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Spanish Civil Guard and Mossos d’Esquadra dismantle a criminal organization dedicated to cryptocurrency scams in Albania
The Civil Guard and the Mossos d’Esquadra have carried out two arrests in Albania, within a broad device carried out
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UNODC jointly with UNOCT builds the capacity of law enforcement, customs, and border control officers
UNODC jointly with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) conducted five days’ long national trainings on ‘Countering International Firearms
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Why global drug challenge calls for a united response
Kenya hosted the 13th meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa (HONLEA Africa) in Nairobi. Topics
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Mozambique Supreme Court makes inroads in the fight against wildlife crimes
In recent years, crimes related to wildlife and the environment have rapidly expanded in the whole Southern African region. Organized
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Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization publishes a new issue paper to support law enforcement decision-making with evidence-based research
Establishing a network requires years of dedication, trust, and a common purpose. For violent extremist and terrorist organizations another essential
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12-day operation led to the seizure of 522 stolen cars and various car parts and boat engines
The 12-day operation that took place this month involved law enforcement officers from 23 countries carried out intensified checks in
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Steep rise in civilian casualties amid surge in Al-Shabaab attacks
A steep rise in civilian casualties in Somalia, due largely to attacks by the Al-Shabaab armed group, has exacerbated an
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Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict
The growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security, currently felt most keenly in Africa, the
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350 tonnes of dangerous fireworks seized in Germany and the Netherlands
An investigation by the German Regional Police (Landespolizei Osnabrück), the Dutch National Police (Politie) and the Dutch Prosecution Office of
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44 arrested in Poland in a sting targeting online child sexual exploitation
The Polish Central Cybercrime Bureau (Centralne Biuro Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości), supported by Europol, targeted child sexual abuse through the setting-up of
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Official meeting of the heads of border authorities from the member states of the Salzburg Forum
The General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police hosted, at its headquarters in Bucharest, the ” Meeting of the heads
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Operation Mobile 5 – Race against time
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, criminal gangs involved in car theft around Europe have focused on stripping stolen cars into parts
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31 arrested for stealing cars by hacking keyless tech
With the support of Europol and Eurojust, the French authorities in cooperation with their Spanish and Latvian counterparts have dismantled
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Frontex releases its risk analysis for 2022/2023
Frontex is releasing the Frontex Risk Analysis for 2022/2023, a comprehensive report presenting the situation at the EU’s external borders
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