The Paris Tribunal has sentenced seven migrant smugglers to prison sentences ranging from 3 to 15 years, along with fines of up to EUR 200 000. They were sentenced for aiding and enabling the illegal entry of immigrants, participating in a criminal organisation and involuntary manslaughter. Eurojust...

French and Lithuanian authorities worked together with Eurojust and Europol to dismantle a criminal group that stole agricultural GPS equipment and exported it abroad, specifically to Lithuania and the United States. During actions in Lithuania, five suspects were arrested, four of whom are expected...

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...

A criminal group in Bulgaria is suspected of stealing thousands of artefacts across Europe, including from museums and trafficking them from Bulgaria to other European countries. Yesterday, authorities from six countries worked together with Eurojust and Europol to arrest 35 members of the criminal...

German and French authorities worked closely together with Eurojust and Europol to arrest five members of an international migrant smuggling network. They are suspected of smuggling close to 900 migrants into Europe. Investigations into the group revealed that they collected at least EUR 4.1 million...

Operation Endgame, the international cooperation between law enforcement and judicial authorities from ten countries has succeeded to dismantle another infostealer, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and a botnet that played key roles in international cybercrime. International cooperation in the operation...

Five suspects were arrested during an international operation targeting a network of car thieves. The group manufactured reprogrammed speakers and other technical devices that made it possible to unlock cars with decoded keys, bypassing the security systems. The operation, coordinated by Eurojust...

Nine people suspected of money laundering have been arrested during a synchronised operation that took place in three countries at the same time. The suspects set up a cryptocurrency money laundering network that scammed victims out of over EUR 600 million. Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation...

While a maxi-trial of 132 ‘Ndrangheta mafia members arrested in 2023 during an action day involving 10 countries is ongoing in Reggio Calabria in Italy, 76 of the defendants have already been tried. The first judicial decision has been issued, and the competent judge has convicted the defendants to...

French, Bulgarian, Spanish, and Romanian authorities have halted a criminal group that set up an intricate match-fixing system for tennis matches. The group ensured large profits for their clients by arranging the winners of the matches between 2018 and 2024. During an action day, authorities...