Authorities took action in the Netherlands and Romania on 14 July in the context of a human trafficking investigation. Both countries work together in a joint investigation team coordinated by Eurojust.

Eurojust, through its Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project and in cooperation with Europol, has launched Operation Flying Bride, a new initiative that will coordinate cross-border investigations linked to Sky ECC evidence in the Western Balkans.

A coordinated operation taking place in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine has dealt a definitive blow to an international drug trafficking network. Authorities worked with Eurojust and Europol to uncover the group’s narcotics smuggling activities in Slovakia and Ukraine.

French and Italian authorities have continued to work together on an investigation into a money laundering network that uses gold bars to launder drug trafficking profits. Following an initial operation in which EUR 30 million was seized, criminal assets worth EUR 1 million were seized under the...

A Eurojust supported joint investigation team (JIT) between the Irish and Latvian authorities, and Europol, has led to Ireland's first convictions for human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. Following the investigation, Irish courts sentenced two individuals to 13 and 11 years'...

A criminal group has been taken down following an international operation by French and Spanish authorities, together with Eurojust and Europol. The group is suspected of smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Spain to France using parcel delivery services.

Another chapter in Operation Endgame ended with the successful takedown of malware that was offered as a service to other criminals for further criminal activity. Eurojust, together with judicial authorities and law enforcement from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, the United...

A global parallel investigation, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a website suspected of laundering more than EUR 336 million in criminal cryptocurrency between 2022 and 2025.

Actions have been taken against three Italian companies suspected of illegal waste trading. The companies allegedly processed and sold toxic materials, falsely advertising them as environmentally friendly charcoal for producing briquettes or fertilisers. The Italian authorities worked with their...

A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service. The criminal service, known as First VPN, targeted cybercriminals by offering their services and promising a secure environment to...