An extensive five-year investigation into an ‘Ndrangheta mafia-style organisation active in Germany and Italy has led to the arrest of 29 suspects during a joint operation by Italian and German authorities, supported by Eurojust. The mafia-style group was responsible for a number of crimes in the...

An operation coordinated from Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague has led to the arrest of ten criminals suspected of smuggling 150 containers of over 1.5 billion undeclared cigarettes. German, Belgian and Dutch authorities discovered the activities of the smuggling group following a four-year...

German and Slovenian authorities, with the support of Eurojust, conducted a coordinated action today against the illegal trafficking and posting of foreign building labourers and tax evasion. During the action day, the three main suspects were arrested in Germany. Their illegal activities deprived...

An international investigation spanning several years has led to the arrest of 23 criminals running a sophisticated money laundering scheme. The group acted as a financial service for other criminals to launder their profits. The scheme facilitated the laundering of approximately EUR 100 million. An...

Eurojust has supported the German and Dutch authorities in stopping a series of severe retaliatory attacks between criminals using explosives and firearms to settle scores. A total of 23 suspects have been arrested, including three during an action day this week. Eurojust assisted with the execution...

German and Bulgarian authorities have rolled up a criminal group that was involved in the large-scale theft of power cables across Germany. The disappearance of the cables caused major disruptions to large public construction sites. During a joint operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol, eight...

Italian authorities have disrupted a sophisticated operation that was illegally exporting precious archaeological artefacts belonging to the Italian state. The criminal group worked with expert grave robbers and thieves to excavate numerous objects. Following a complex investigation lasting over...

French and German authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, have rolled up a criminal network responsible for transporting equipment used to smuggle migrants to the United Kingdom. An international operation took place on 4 December where five suspects were arrested in France and eight...

With support from Eurojust, the German and Serbian authorities have taken down a drug trafficking network operating from the Rhine-Main area of Germany. Today, in a coordinated action, ten suspects were arrested and around thirty places searched in connection to the smuggling and distribution of...

Authorities are staying on top of the encrypted messaging services that criminals use to undertake their activities. A joint investigation team (JIT) involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down another sophisticated encrypted messaging service, MATRIX. For three months, authorities were...