Between 18 and 22 June, more than 140 people were arrested in 61 countries in an action that involved over 200 airports and 69 airlines worldwide. This action took place during the eleventh Global Airport Action Days (GAAD), cracking down on airline tickets bought online with fraudulent credit cards.
In addition to the damage caused by stolen credit card data, annual losses sustained by the airline industry from this type of fraudulent activity are estimated at over US $1 billion. Funds derived from stolen card data are often used by organised criminal groups to facilitate illegal immigration, THB, drug smuggling and terrorism.
Eurojust provided judicial cooperation assistance throughout the action week, in close cooperation with Europol's EC3, Frontex, INTERPOL and the UNODC.
Eurojust is an agency of the European Union