22.08.23 – 700kg of cocaine caught en route to the Canary Islands. Europol has supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) in dismantling a criminal organisation smuggling large quantities of cocaine from South America to the EU via the Canary Islands. The operation also involved law enforcement authorities from Croatia, Italy and Serbia. The investigation…
16.08.23 – How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers. The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria. They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins. These “top-of-the-pyramid” traffickers were responsible for half the illegal trade in pangolin scales. This…
11.08.23 – Scots drug kingpin jailed for more than nine years after extradition from Brazil. A Scots fugitive who was on the UK’s most wanted list before being extradited from Brazil has been jailed for more than nine years after admitting involvement in serious organised crime. James White, 46, was sentenced at the High Court…
02.08.23 – El Salvador sends 8,000 troops and police officers to comb rural province in massive anti-gang raid. El Salvador sent about 8,000 soldiers and police officers to comb the rural province of Cabañas for street gang members Tuesday, in one of the most massive raids since President Nayib Bukele declared a crackdown on the…
24.07.23 – Montenegro’s former police director detained over abuse of office, organized crime charges. Podgorica, 24 July 2023, dtt-net.com – Three people, including the former director of police of Montenegro, were detained today by local police on charges of abuse of office, organized crime and smuggling, country’s interior ministry said. 24.07.23 – Mayor of Ecuador…
18.07.23 – End of the road for 6 suspects smuggling migrants in rental cars. With the support of Europol in the field, the Portuguese Judiciary Police (Polícia Judiciária Portuguesa) carried out on 17 July a series of actions against a prolific criminal network. This criminal group were facilitating the illegal obtainment of Portuguese residence permits…
10.07.23 – Second port worker convicted for cocaine haul hidden in bananas. A corrupt port worker involved in importing what he thought was £118m worth of cocaine has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after a National Crime Agency investigation. Michael Jordan, 45, from Portsmouth, worked at the city’s docks and was on shift…
04.07.23 – Syrian gang leader arrested with 14 other suspects in Spain. Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised criminal network smuggling migrants from Syria to the EU. Law enforcement authorities from France, Germany and Norway were also involved in the investigation. The investigation revealed that the criminal network, possibly…
27.06.23 – 43 members of Italian organised crime arrested. 43 members of the criminal network ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in the early hours of 27 June in a joint operation supported by Europol and Eurojust. Over 1 000 officers from Italian, German and Austrian law enforcement authorities cracked down on members of the Italian criminal network…
21.06.23 – Counterfeit goods worth over EUR 33 million seized. Operation Pirates 1 is a global operation to thwart smugglers of counterfeit goods such as pharmaceutical products, garments (clothes and accessories), cigarettes, cosmetics and electronic devices, toys etc. focused on physical inspections on land and sea borders. Seizures included: 810 995 counterfeit products (clothes, footwear,…
