Organised crime
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16 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy and Germany have dismantled an organised crime group (OCG) suspected of illicit waste trafficking, false invoicing and money laundering in several European countries. Eurojust coordinated the joint action that led...
08 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
With the support of Eurojust and Europol, the Belgian, Polish, German and Spanish authorities have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG) involved in the trafficking of Chinese women for sexual exploitation in Belgium and other European countries. During a joint action, 28 suspects were...
06 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands and Germany have dealt another blow to the use of encrypted communications by criminal networks. Eurojust and Europol have supported the dismantling of the Exclu application, which had an estimated 3 000 users, including members of...
02 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
With the support of Eurojust, the German and Dutch authorities have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG) suspected of having blown up numerous Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Germany since 2021. In Bavaria alone, it concerned 31 explosions with a total haul of about EUR 3.4...
25 January 2023|PRESS RELEASE
With the help of Eurojust, the Italian and Hungarian judicial and law enforcement authorities have carried out an operation against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation. During a joint action day, eight persons were arrested. They are suspected of mafia-type criminal association, international...
12 January 2023|LAST UPDATE:23 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
With the active support of Eurojust and Europol, a coordinated action has led to the dismantling of a cryptocurrency fraud network operating from Bulgaria, Cyprus and Serbia. The network operated professionally to set up call centres, which defrauded numerous victims in Germany, Switzerland, Austria...
19 December 2022|PRESS RELEASE
With the support of Eurojust, authorities in Italy and Albania have dismantled an online investment fraud involving the use of cryptocurrencies. During an action, EUR 3 million worth of assets were seized. Eurojust supported the judicial cooperation and assisted the authorities in setting up and...
08 December 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania, with the support of several other countries, have dismantled an organised crime group (OCG) suspected of money laundering and CEO/BEC fraud. The volume of transactions is believed to exceed EUR 70 million. Eurojust and Europol supported the...
06 December 2022|PRESS RELEASE
With support of Eurojust, the authorities in Lithuania and the United Kingdom have arrested two suspects for involvement in large-scale drug trafficking in Northern Ireland. One of these suspects is the alleged ringleader of an organised crime group (OCG), which ran a cocaine trafficking network...
02 December 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust coordinated a recent action day during which seven members of a Serbian-led drug trafficking network were arrested simultaneously in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Serbia. During the operation, a total of 115 kilograms of cocaine was seized. Europol provided analytical support to...