Migrant smuggling

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16 May 2025|PRESS RELEASE
Belgian, German and Polish authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, have dismantled a criminal group suspected of smuggling up to 300 migrants into the European Union. During a joint operation in Belgium and Germany on 13 May, seven suspected members of the smuggling network were arrested. An...
31 March 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
On 20-21 November 2024, Eurojust hosted its eighth annual meeting on migrant smuggling. The event brought together practitioners from a number of Member States, non-EU countries, Western Balkan countries and EU southern partner countries. It provided a platform for identifying operational challenges...
05 December 2024|PRESS RELEASE
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...
22 November 2024|NEWS
From November 20-21, Eurojust hosted its eighth annual meeting on migrant smuggling. The meeting, organised by Eurojust’s Anti-Trafficking Team, brought practitioners together to discuss the latest operational and strategic developments in the field of combatting migrant smuggling.
21 November 2024|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust and Europol have assisted the German authorities with the coordinated takedown of a smuggling network, which was illegally transporting Syrian migrants via the Balkan route. In total, 29 suspects involved in the smuggling of at least 750 migrants to Germany and the United Kingdom were...
20 November 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
Tackling migrant smuggling in the digital space presents significant challenges for judicial authorities across Europe. Organised criminal groups use digital tools, online platforms, social media and encrypted telephones to offer their illegal services. Increasingly, this digital dimension of...
14 November 2024|PRESS RELEASE
During an international action, a major supplier of small boats to human smugglers was arrested in the Netherlands. Dutch, Belgian and UK authorities worked together with Eurojust and Europol to arrest the individual who is suspected of supplying engines and boats to smugglers.
06 November 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This report summarizes the discussions of the Focus Group of Specialised Prosecutors against Trafficking in Human Beings ("THB Focus Group") during its third meeting held at the premises of Eurojust on 26 and 27 June 2024. The establishment of the THB Focus Group is a key action of the EU strategy...
13 September 2024|NEWS
From 9-13 September, the EuroMed Justice Project, in co-operation with INTERPOL Momentum MENA project and the Malta General Police organised an in-person capacity building training on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Investigations, in Valletta, Malta.
29 May 2024|PRESS RELEASE
A migrant smuggling operation has been dismantled by Romanian and Moldovan authorities, with the support of Eurojust. From 2019 until now, an organised crime group (OCG) smuggled over 100 migrants to the Schengen Area, demanding up to EUR 5 000 for the transport. On 27 May, authorities searched 11...