An organised criminal group has been sentenced to a combined total of more than 100 years imprisonment in the United Kingdom for their roles in the kidnapping and killing of a Polish national in a case involving extensive cross-border cooperation. Eurojust supported the investigation through a joint...

Thirteen members of a migrant smuggling network have been convicted in France for their involvement in a deadly attempt to cross the English Channel in November 2021, which led to the deaths of 31 people. Prison sentences of up to 10 years were imposed. Eurojust supported the investigation by...

Five people have been convicted in the United Kingdom (UK) for running a smuggling network transporting Vietnamese migrants into the country and laundering over EUR 1.8 million in cash. The convictions follow an international investigation involving UK, Belgian and French authorities, coordinated by...

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...

Extensive cooperation between Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Belgium in a Eurojust-supported joint investigation team (JIT) into crimes against Ezidi victims in Syria and Iraq has led to the first two convictions of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs). This is the outcome of an interim evaluation...

The Regional Court of Bamberg in Germany has sentenced fifteen members of a Dutch led organised crime group (OCG) that robbed a series of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Germany, causing massive damage. The OCG members have been served prison sentences of between one year and nine months and...