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Drug trafficking

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31 March 2026|PRESS RELEASE
The first ever joint investigation team (JIT) between French and Brazilian authorities, supported and funded by Eurojust, has dealt a significant blow to an international drug trafficking network. Following the discovery of 124 kg of cocaine on a cargo ship arriving at a port in France from Brazil...
27 March 2026|PRESS RELEASE
A joint action day coordinated from Eurojust’s headquarters has led to the arrest of 13 suspects from a Scottish organised crime group. The group is suspected of running a prolific criminal network involved in the transport of large quantities of drugs, including hundreds of kilograms of cocaine...
06 March 2026|PRESS RELEASE
Actions taken by authorities around the globe and coordinated by Eurojust and Europol led to the arrests of 15 suspects and the dismantling of a sophisticated drug trafficking operation. The actions started after Swedish authorities seized two phones in a small town. After analysing the data they...
26 February 2026|PRESS RELEASE
A high-value target (HVT) at the heart of a major cocaine trafficking operation has been arrested, along with six other suspects. The arrests followed an investigation by French, Italian and Swiss authorities, coordinated by Eurojust and Europol. By tracing a financial trail, authorities uncovered a...
17 February 2026|PRESS RELEASE
A transnational operation in Italy and Spain, coordinated by Eurojust and Europol, has led to the arrest of 12 people suspected of leading a drug trafficking group producing and distributing marijuana and hashish. Previous actions by both authorities had already led to the arrest of 13 people and...
10 February 2026|PRESS RELEASE
An organised crime group suspected of trafficking drugs to Iceland from across Europe and South America has been dismantled by Lithuanian, Spanish and Icelandic authorities, in cooperation with Eurojust and Europol. It is estimated that the group made over EUR 4 million in profits from their illicit...
09 February 2026|PRESS RELEASE
Following investigations into a criminal group suspected of laundering at least EUR 306 million of illicit profits from drug trafficking and other crimes, 13 people have been arrested in France and Romania. Investigations coordinated through a joint investigation team at Eurojust revealed that the...
27 November 2025|PRESS RELEASE
A five-year investigation involving decrypted messages, phone interceptions and controlled deliveries has resulted in the arrest of 24 members of an international drug trafficking network. The group, which is based in Albania and Italy, is suspected of having trafficked over 1 300 kg of cocaine...
14 November 2025|PRESS RELEASE
During a coordinated action day, authorities from Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and the Republic of Moldova dismantled a drug trafficking network with support from Eurojust and Europol, leading to the arrest of 15 suspects. The criminal group is suspected of trafficking precursors, the base...
24 October 2025|PRESS RELEASE
A large-scale, coordinated operation by the Slovak and Hungarian authorities has led to the dismantling of a major organised crime group (OCG) involved in the trafficking of cocaine, hashish and cannabis throughout Europe since at least 2019. During a joint action day, coordinated by Eurojust, 22...