15 arrested in intercontinental crackdown against Nigerian crime syndicates
Between 7 and 9 December 2023, Europol coordinated a massive international operation targeting Nigerian criminal networks active in the EU
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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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An organized group of people smugglers was busted
Officers from the Polish Bug River Branch of the Border Guard defeated an international, organized criminal group involved in smuggling
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Eurojust and Nigerian judicial authorities sign Working Arrangement to boost cooperation against organised crime
Eurojust and the Attorney General of Nigeria, Mr Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, signed on 9 November a Working Arrangement to enable structured
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Future of policing main focus as police chiefs meet at Europol
Top law enforcement officials from Europe and key partner countries convened at Europol’s headquarters last week to discuss the new
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Closing ranks on West African organized crime: more than EUR 2 million seized in Operation Jackal
An INTERPOL crackdown on West African organized crime has seen bank accounts frozen, suspects arrested, and financial investigations triggered worldwide.
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Arrested the Rifeño clan, one of the most violent groups in the province of Almería dedicated to hashish trafficking
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested the Rifeño clan, a violent organization dedicated to drug trafficking along the coast of
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Dismantling encrypted criminal EncroChat communications leads to over 6 500 arrests and close to EUR 900 million seized
The dismantling of the encrypted communications tool EncroChat, widely used by organised crime groups (OCGs), has so far led to 6
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43 members of Italian organised crime arrested
43 members of the criminal network ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in the early hours of 27 June in a joint operation
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The Spanish National Police detains a priority fugitive for the United Kingdom belonging to the Irish Kinahan clan
Agents of the National Police have arrested in Mallorca a dangerous Irish fugitive member of the Kinahan clan, a priority
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Dismantled an international criminal organization dedicated to the transport of drugs between Spain and Poland
The Spanish Civil Guard, in a joint operation with the National Police and EUROPOL, have dismantled an international organization dedicated
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New action against ‘Ndrangheta in Italy, Belgium and Germany
Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Italy, Belgium and Germany in a new operation against international drug
Read MoreEurope: Drug trafficking, organized crime increasing by “an order of magnitude”
At INTERPOL’s 50th European Regional Conference, delegates have gathered to discuss common crime threats from drug trafficking to cybercrime. Fueled
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New Modus Operandi: How organised crime infiltrates the ports of Europe
Europol has launched a joint analysis report with the Security Steering Committee of the ports of Antwerp, Hamburg/Bremerhaven and Rotterdam
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Five members of people smuggling crime group found guilty of using refrigerated lorry to transport migrants from France
Five members of an organised crime group have been found guilty of smuggling migrants into the UK in the back
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34 home searches to destroy an organized criminal group, specialized in committing the crime of migrant trafficking
In 2021, an organized criminal group was formed, made up of Romanian citizens, in order to commit the crime of
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Those accused of participating in an organized criminal group will stand trial
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Zamość, in the investigation conducted by the Polish Border Guard Post in Hrubieszów, filed an
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