Joint investigation teams crucial in fighting Italian-Brazilian criminal links
Two successful investigations by Italian and Brazilian authorities have dealt decisive blows to criminal networks operating in both countries. Through
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Organised Crime
Organised crime is understood as ‘any serious crime with a cross-border dimension committed at or along, or which is related to, the external borders’.
Criminal networks dismantled for drug trafficking and money laundering via trade in gold bars
A joint French–Italian investigation team has dismantled two linked organised crime groups (OCGs) involved in trafficking illicit drugs and large-scale
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Frontex Executive Director meets the head of Polish Border Guard
Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens met in Warsaw with Major General Robert Bagan, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard, for
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Internationally active Albanian organised crime network busted – 10 arrests
A series of raids performed 7 to 8 August 2025 in Albania saw the arrest of 10 suspected members of
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28 ‘Ndrangheta associates arrested for drug trafficking and violence
Europol has supported Italian law enforcement in dealing a heavy blow to the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation. In an action day
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Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD
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EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025 Summary
The EU-SOCTA 2025 report provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of serious and organised crime affecting the European
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Marseille: 16 arrests in a crackdown on a network with ties to the Sinaloa cartel
Europol has supported the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) in dismantling a criminal organisation producing and further distributing synthetic drugs
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Three charged in NCA investigation into £3m cash seizures
Three men have been charged as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into attempts to smuggle millions of
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Eight countries launch Operational Taskforce to tackle violence-as-a-service
Europol has launched a new Operational Taskforce (OTF) to tackle the rising trend of violence-as-a-service and the recruitment of young
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Encrypted app intelligence exposes sprawling criminal networks across Europe
Law enforcement authorities across Europe and Türkiye have dismantled four major criminal networks responsible for fuelling the flow of drugs
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29 arrested and 26 tonnes of illegal plant protection products seized in France and Spain
Law enforcement from France and Spain, supported by Europol, have arrested 29 members of a criminal organisation for selling illegal
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Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime implemented 9 warrants in order to dismantle an organized criminal group specialized in migrant smuggling
An investigation conducted established that, during 2024, several individuals (Romanian and Sri Lankan citizens) initiated a pyramid-type organized criminal group,
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International law enforcement strike against multimillion-euro healthcare fraud network
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has dismantled a criminal network behind a large-scale healthcare subsidy fraud in
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Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR Please find here your downloadable copy of the March/April 2025 issue
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A criminal organization dedicated to migrant trafficking has been dismantled after the death of two people in a road accident in Murcia
Agents of the Spanish National Police, in a joint operation with the Spanish Civil Guard, have dismantled a criminal organisation
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Spanish National Police arrest a fugitive wanted by Italy for his links to drug trafficking crimes
Spanish National Police officers have arrested in Barcelona a fugitive wanted by the Italian authorities for allegedly leading a criminal
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EU and Brazil sign international agreement to fight organised crime and terrorism
The European Union (EU) and Brazil have signed an agreement that strengthens the partnership between Europol and Brazilian law enforcement,
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