32 arrests in series of actions against the Italian mafia in Spain
Last week, 32 suspects tied to the Italian ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in Spain for their involvement in large-scale drug trafficking
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Organised Crime
Organised crime is understood as ‘any serious crime with a cross-border dimension committed at or along, or which is related to, the external borders’.
Spanish authorities break into narco bank
Over EUR 4 million in cash seized from criminal network providing illicit financial services A massive international organised crime ring
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Two kingpins of international cocaine trafficking arrested
The Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with AUSTRAL-COLES with the Belgian Federal Police and the Dutch Police, within the framework
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Dismantled a criminal organization that imported large quantities of drugs from abroad through Spanish ports
In a joint operation of the Spanish Civil Guard, the National Police and the Tax Agency, a criminal organization dedicated
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Cryptocurrencies key to tackling organised crime – Europol and Basel Institute on Governance
As cryptocurrency use expands into practically every country and sector, so does its abuse to commit new forms of crime
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Spanish National Police arrests 15 people for facilitating the fraudulent residence of Chinese citizens
Agents of the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization based in the province of Malaga with the arrest
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Transnational crime threats faced by Africa focus of INTERPOL
From human and drug trafficking to terrorism and cybercrime, the range of security challenges faced by Africa is the focus
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Over EUR 4 million seized from Italian organised crime
Supported by Eurojust, authorities in Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Switzerland carried out a coordinated action against a group suspected of
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Hundreds arrested and millions seized in global INTERPOL operation against social engineering scams
A worldwide crackdown on social engineering fraud has seen scammers identified globally, substantial criminal assets seized and new investigative leads
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Eurojust assists Romania and UK in dismantling human trafficking network
With support from Eurojust, authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG)
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A network that would have defrauded more than 34 million euros of taxes falls
The Spanish Civil Guard, together with Poland’s PCBI agency (Polish Central Bureau of Investigation), has arrested seven people of Polish
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French Customs, supported by Europol, arrest criminal gang members smuggling cigarettes from Asia to Europe
French Customs (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects), supported by Europol, arrested two suspected members of a criminal gang
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Moldovan ‘Thief in Law’ and his associates arrested in European crackdown
What connects counterfeit cigarette factories in Romania, blackmail and extortion cases in Moldova and a string of high-profile burglaries in
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Dismantled a criminal organization that had established a bank parallel to the legal one that obtained daily profits of up to 250,000 euros
The Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Heilbronn Police Headquarters, Germany, have
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Migrant smuggling network in Moldova and Romania dismantled
Eurojust has assisted the Moldovan and Romanian authorities in dismantling an organised crime group (OCG) that was involved in migrant
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Kinahan organised crime group sanctioned by US Department of the Treasury
Ireland’s national police force, An Garda Síochána, launched the criminal justice initiative ‘cooperating at an international level in protecting communities
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Seized weapons, ammunition, drugs and liquidated warehouse of illegal anabolic agents
12 detained persons, seized weapons, ammunition, machetes, drugs, anabolics and PLN 1.2 million in cash are the result of the
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EU-funded project launched to foster operational cooperation between Europol, EU Member States and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine
Europol plays a central role among the Justice and Home Affairs agencies in fighting organised crime within and beyond the EU. While
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