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Eurojust supports large-scale anti-mafia operation leading to arrest and freezing of EUR 50 million

An investigation lasting over two years has uncovered an intricate money laundering scheme run by a mafia family from Palermo. Cooperation between Italian, Brazilian and Swiss authorities led to the arrest of a member of the organised crime group (OCG), as well as the freezing of financial assets worth EUR 50 million during several searches in Italy, Brazil and Switzerland.

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04 July 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This is the ninth issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), published yearly, and distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of combating cyber-dependent, and cyber-enabled, crimes. The CJM contains four main sections. The first section covers legislative...
02 July 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
In accordance with Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and Title IX of Eurojust Financial Regulation of 17 September 2019, the following annual accounts...
02 July 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The Eurojust Regulation, applicable from 12 December 2019, reinforces Eurojust's successful core concept of supporting the national authorities in their investigations and prosecutions. The National Members, serving their national authorities in criminal judicial cooperation matters, provide...
28 June 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
A terrorist attack, planned to take place in France on 1 July 2018, was prevented through the actions of the Belgian authorities and their partners in Germany, France and Luxembourg. Based on information from their security services, the law enforcement services arrested several suspects and...