10.07.24 – MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island. A leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering in a case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls who were hacked and beaten as…
24.06.24 – Human trafficking action week: 219 criminals arrested and 1 374 victims identified. Between 3 and 9 June, 39 countries from across the globe participated in the EMPACT joint action days against trafficking in human beings. Led by Austria and co-led by Romania, Europol, Frontex and INTERPOL, the massive operation codenamed ‘GLOBAL CHAIN’ resulted…
17.06.24 – 6 arrested as 35 tonnes of cocaine seized at major European ports. Europol has supported the German Criminal Police (LKA Baden Wuttemberg) and German Customs (ZFA Stuttgart and ZOLL Karlsruhe) in dismantling a criminal organisation smuggling large quantities of cocaine in containers from South America to the EU via major ports, largely the…
11.06.24 – Sophisticated banknote print shop dismantled in Italy. On an action day conducted on 10 June 2024 in Lecce, the Italian Carabinieri arrested a money counterfeiter and dismantled a sophisticated counterfeiting print shop. The raid, which resulted in the seizure of over EUR 100 000 in counterfeit banknotes and over EUR 10 000 in…
16.05.24 – More than 100 arrested in suspected gang operation. More than 100 people have been arrested as part of a year-long operation targeting suspected organised criminal gangs. Cleveland Police carried out raids in Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland in attempts to tackle those involved in drug dealing, exploitation and human trafficking. At…
06.05.24 – Law enforcement dismantle cocaine lab in Spain with 100 kg monthly capacity. On 30 April, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) arrested 20 suspects after dismantling a cocaine laboratory capable of producing 100 kilograms of the drug each month. A number of those arrested were considered by law enforcement as High Value Targets…
29.04.24 – Almost 1 400 firearms removed from circulation in 16 European countries. A total of 1 388 firearms were seized during an operation led by Romania and coordinated by Europol, spanning across 16 European countries. After months of intelligence gathering to identify key targets, an action took place in February, the details of which…
22.04.24 – Several people arrested in large-scale operation into drug trafficking in Brussels. As part of the fight against the sale of drugs by criminal organisations in Belgium, a large-scale judicial operation was organised, the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office reported on Monday after the operation had ended. “This Monday, more than 20 searches were carried…
17.04.24 – 20 arrests in clampdown against gang suspected of laundering EUR 10 million. 20 members of an intercontinental criminal network engaged in drug trafficking and money laundering have been arrested following a large-scale operation on 6 and 7 March in Spain and Portugal. The suspects laundered more than EUR 10 million using stolen identities…
08.04.24 – 63 forgers arrested in Naples. 63 money counterfeiters responsible for faking Euro banknotes worth over EUR 6 million have been arrested on an action day conducted today by the Italian Carabinieri and French National Police, supported by Europol. Of the 63 arrests, 62 were made in Italy, with 1 in France. The Italian…
