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The French Desk is headed by Baudoin Thouvenot, who is the National Member for France since September 2019. In 2019, the French Desk was involved in 633 new cases, 137 coordination meetings, 7 coordination centres and 52 joint investigation teams.
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Action against laundering of drug profits in Germany and Luxembourg at French request

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The OCG had set up an elaborate scheme to launder substantial sums of cash gained through the large-scale sale of cocaine in France. Eurojust coordinated an operation against the OCG, taking place this week, at the request of the Interregional Specialised Prosecution Service (JIRS) of... read more

New major interventions to block encrypted communications of criminal networks

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During an action day on 9 March 2021, a large number of arrests were made, as well as numerous house searches and seizures in Belgium and the Netherlands. The operation is an essential part of the continuous effort of judiciary and law enforcement in the... read more

Dismantling of network that exploited illegal labourers in France

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In France, the case fell under the jurisdiction of Interregional Specialized Jurisdiction (JIRS) from Lyon at the end of 2018 and is addressing the illegal employment of 100 to 150 construction workers from Moldova. They were employed by a string of French construction companies. In... read more

Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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World’s most dangerous malware EMOTET disrupted through global action

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This operation is the result of a collaborative effort between authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Canada and Ukraine, with international activity coordinated by Europol and Eurojust. This operation was carried out in the framework of the European... read more

Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreted in its case-law the notion of ‘issuing judicial authority’ under Article 6(1) of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States (EAW FD). In 2019, the CJEU... read more

Eurojust coordinates action in Italy and ten other countries, taking down over 5.550 computer servers

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h1 {font-weight:bold; font-size:19px} h2 {font-weight:bold; font-size:21px} One person, allegedly the leader of the criminal activities, has been arrested by the Italian authorities. Computer equipment, other communication tools and payment instruments as well as luxury cars have been seized. The estimated profits totaled EUR 10.7 million... read more

Coordinated action against illegal online streaming in Switzerland

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Eurojust organised the action day and ensured coordination between the various authorities involved, with support from Europol. Prior to the action day, a coordination meeting was held and following the swift execution of Mutual Legal Assistance requests, nine places were searched and computer equipment and... read more

Action against prostitution ring in Romania and France

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Eurojust actively supported the investigations of the authorities in both countries by continuously facilitating the judicial cooperation, while also setting up an appropriate framework for the JIT and funding it with over EUR 18,000. Prior to the action day, three coordination meetings were organised by... read more

Twelve arrested for smuggling migrants in small boats across the English channel

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Spanning several days starting from 28 September, the action involved law enforcement officers from the Belgian Federal Police, the British Home Office Immigration Enforcement, the Dutch Royal Marechaussée and, in France, the BMR (Brigade Mobile de Recherche) of Coquelle and OCRIEST (Office central de répression... read more