Transnational organised criminals coerce elderly in online scams to work as drug mules
Transnational and serious organised criminals are targeting the elderly in online scams to coerce the victims into working as drug
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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’.
INTERPOL-coordinated operation combats organized crime in Asia-Pacific
More than 60 fugitives wanted for crimes ranging from financial crime, online gambling and drug trafficking were arrested across Asia
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Operation Mobile 5 – Race against time
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, criminal gangs involved in car theft around Europe have focused on stripping stolen cars into parts
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The organized crime group was broken up and two citizens of Ukraine were detained on October 4, 2022 in Łódź.
The detained persons, i.e. a 37-year-old woman and her 38-year-old husband, are suspected of directing and participating in a criminal
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Qatar and Europol sign arrangement to combat cross-border serious organised crime
On 5 October 2022, the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar and the European Union Agency for Law
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More than EUR 4 million in fake 500 euro bills seized in Spain
On 21 September 2022, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Spanish Regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra)
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32 arrests in series of actions against the Italian mafia in Spain
Last week, 32 suspects tied to the Italian ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in Spain for their involvement in large-scale drug trafficking
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Spanish authorities break into narco bank
Over EUR 4 million in cash seized from criminal network providing illicit financial services A massive international organised crime ring
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Two kingpins of international cocaine trafficking arrested
The Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with AUSTRAL-COLES with the Belgian Federal Police and the Dutch Police, within the framework
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Dismantled a criminal organization that imported large quantities of drugs from abroad through Spanish ports
In a joint operation of the Spanish Civil Guard, the National Police and the Tax Agency, a criminal organization dedicated
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Cryptocurrencies key to tackling organised crime – Europol and Basel Institute on Governance
As cryptocurrency use expands into practically every country and sector, so does its abuse to commit new forms of crime
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Spanish National Police arrests 15 people for facilitating the fraudulent residence of Chinese citizens
Agents of the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization based in the province of Malaga with the arrest
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Transnational crime threats faced by Africa focus of INTERPOL
From human and drug trafficking to terrorism and cybercrime, the range of security challenges faced by Africa is the focus
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Over EUR 4 million seized from Italian organised crime
Supported by Eurojust, authorities in Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Switzerland carried out a coordinated action against a group suspected of
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Hundreds arrested and millions seized in global INTERPOL operation against social engineering scams
A worldwide crackdown on social engineering fraud has seen scammers identified globally, substantial criminal assets seized and new investigative leads
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Eurojust assists Romania and UK in dismantling human trafficking network
With support from Eurojust, authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG)
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A network that would have defrauded more than 34 million euros of taxes falls
The Spanish Civil Guard, together with Poland’s PCBI agency (Polish Central Bureau of Investigation), has arrested seven people of Polish
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French Customs, supported by Europol, arrest criminal gang members smuggling cigarettes from Asia to Europe
French Customs (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects), supported by Europol, arrested two suspected members of a criminal gang
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