A new Liaison Prosecutor for the United Kingdom has started at Eurojust, continuing to facilitate cooperation between UK and EU authorities. Helen Graves, a solicitor since 2007 and recently working as a Specialist Prosecutor in the field of Serious Economic Organised Crime, started her tenure in...

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...

Another chapter in Operation Endgame ended with the successful takedown of malware that was offered as a service to other criminals for further criminal activity. Eurojust, together with judicial authorities and law enforcement from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, the United...

A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service. The criminal service, known as First VPN, targeted cybercriminals by offering their services and promising a secure environment to...

A transnational criminal network that allegedly smuggled over 1 000 migrants from Vietnam into the United Kingdom has been taken down by Belgian, French and UK authorities, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. During an action day in the early morning of 30 March, 16 suspects were arrested in...

A joint action day coordinated from Eurojust’s headquarters has led to the arrest of 13 suspects from a Scottish organised crime group. The group is suspected of running a prolific criminal network involved in the transport of large quantities of drugs, including hundreds of kilograms of cocaine...

Belgian, German and UK authorities continue to work together to disrupt migrant smuggling networks operating along the English Channel. A joint investigation team, set up at Eurojust and supported by Europol, focused on targeting the smuggling supply chain. During an international operation, four...

A joint investigation team of German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish and UK authorities, set up under the coordination of Eurojust has been crucial in exposing the operation behind several attacks carried out across Europe involving self-igniting parcels. Authorities joined forces when several parcels...

Actions by authorities from Italy, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, Kosovo * and South Korea, together with Eurojust and Europol, have led to the seizure of multiple illegal streaming services. Following another successful international operation in 2024, authorities dismantled an...

During a coordinated action day in Romania and the United Kingdom, a criminal network suspected of trafficking vulnerable women for sexual exploitation was dismantled. The cooperation between the authorities and Eurojust led to the arrest of 4 people and the seizure of several luxury cars and...