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...

During a coordinated action day, authorities from Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and the Republic of Moldova dismantled a drug trafficking network with support from Eurojust and Europol, leading to the arrest of 15 suspects. The criminal group is suspected of trafficking precursors, the base...

Migrant smuggling continues to be a persistent and lucrative criminal enterprise across Europe. Criminal networks exploit gaps in jurisdictions and legal frameworks to maintain their agile operations. This week, judicial and law enforcement experts gathered at Eurojust to examine the latest trends...

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...

A criminal network that has been massively defrauding victims in Austria and Latvia through a range of online and phone scams, such as fake sales via websites and WhatsApp fraud, has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. In a recent coordinated action involving the authorities in...

Two individuals suspected of running several illegal online casino website have been charged and remanded in custody in France. Authorities were alerted of the website after victims came forward, complaining they were unable to withdraw their winnings. As some of the site managers were based in...

With the assistance of Eurojust and Europol, authorities in Italy, Spain and Belgium have arrested nine members of a gang of thieves stealing high-end luxury cars. Well-targeted thefts of over one hundred high-value vehicles, worth an estimated total of at least EUR 3 million, took place in Italy...

The 19th annual Consultative Forum of Prosecutors General of the EU Member States has been largely dedicated this year to the continued fight against organised crime. This included a discussion on the so-called ‘Crime as a Service’ method, or putting up criminal activities for tender. A second major...