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Huge cocaine bust in Italy with support from Eurojust

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… 30 July 2019 Thanks to Eurojust's support in coordinating judicial cooperation among Colombia, the USA, France, Spain and Italy, 368 kg of pure cocaine were seized in the Port of … read more

Eurojust supports action by Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania against steroid trafficking network

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… The criminal network was mainly comprised of Czech and Slovak nationals and was active in several countries. They coordinated their illegal activities from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, … cars, communication equipment, real estate and cash were seized. Investigations into the network by the Czech police started in 2019 and were supported by Eurojust, the Agency setting up a joint investigation team (JIT) between Czech, Slovak and Hungarian authorities with analytical … read more

Ticket fraud case solved with the support of Eurojust

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… The Hague, 6 June 2019 An organised crime group involved in railway card fraud was taken down today through a joint action by the British and Romanian authorities, coordinated by Eurojust. Simultaneous raids were carried out in London and Bacau and 18 suspects were arrested. Several house searches were also performed and a number of items were seized. Eurojust supported the national criminal investigations by setting up a joint investigation team (JIT) between the United Kingdom and Romania, which was … read more

Migrant smuggling network halted with Eurojust's support

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… The Hague, 13 June 2019 On a joint action day, supported by Eurojust, the French and Romanian authorities arrested 11 members of an organised crime group (OCG) involved in the smuggling of 308 … read more

International migrant smuggling network dismantled

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… 14 November 2019 Yesterday, the national authorities in Germany (Federal Police Department) and Romania (Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism and National Police) took part in a simultaneous action against an … by UK and Hungarian investigators. National authorities from Germany, Romania, Hungary, the UK and Turkey further looked into the activities of 36 people accused of smuggling at least 580 migrants, earning more than EUR 2 million for their services. The smugglers and their victims … 2 computers, bank account documentation and various pieces of identification. In related actions, four drivers were sentenced in Germany to terms ranging from one year and eight months to five years and three months. Another driver is standing trial in Hungary. The main organiser was … read more

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 Lille in France but which was rolled out on the ground in Germany and Luxembourg. Europol provided analytical support to the operation. In particular, Eurojust assisted with the execution of European Investigation Orders and enabling the freezing of the … read more

Major Albanian-Italian drug trafficking network dismantled

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… International coordination led by Eurojust The Hague, 30 June 2020 With fundamental and constant support from Eurojust, judicial authorities and police in Italy and Albania have arrested 37 members of an organised criminal group (OCG) responsible for international trafficking of large quantities of drugs. 3.5 tonnes of marijuana, cocaine and … agreement represents a model for the cooperation between Albanian and EU judicial authorities. The JIT was established in 2017 and benefited from financial and analytical support from Eurojust. This facilitated a quick and direct exchange of information among the authorities involved, who … read more

Action to counter Italian fuel tax fraud worth almost EUR 1 billion

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… More than 1 000 officers of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, Carabinieri and military staff were deployed today during an action to counter two mafia-style … and execution of freezing order; Germany : Public Prosecutor’s Office Munich I; Hungary : Chief Prosecution Office of the Capital, Department of Financial Crimes; Malta : Asset Recovery Bureau, competent executing authority through recognition and authorization of the Maltese Criminal … read more

VAT fraud scheme

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… Eurojust supports major crackdown on VAT fraud with car sales Last week, during a day of simultaneous and coordinated actions in nine EU countries, judicial and police authorities dealt a blow to a criminal organisation involved in … euros. The presumed conspirators are suspected of VAT fraud, swindling, forgery of documents, money laundering, criminal activities affecting the financial interests of the EU and participation in an organised criminal group. As a result of disclosures from the Public Finances Directorate … read more

Victims of human trafficking in three countries brought to safety

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… 12 December 2019                     [ ES ] A criminal network allegedly trafficking women for the purpose of sexual exploitation, as well as pimping and drug trafficking, was dismantled with the assistance of Eurojust and Europol. The alleged offenders were active in Romania, Spain, the Czech … will be necessary to tackle jurisditional issues. Europol's teams on trafficking in human beings and money laundering provided continuous support to the investigations, enabling police cooperation, providing analytical support, and joining during the action day. __________ 1 National … read more