Joint Action Day Arktos 4 deals a serious blow to cross-border crime
The operation, which ended in May, was led by Frontex together with Estonia and Poland along Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia
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Smuggling
Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco
Specialized operation of the CDCOC to counteract the trafficking of cultural and historical values
During a specialized police operation of the CDCOC, a deal with cultural and historical values was stopped. Four men were detained
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The illegal tobacco cutter was closed
Officers from the Operations and Investigations Department of the Border Guard in Przemyśl, together with the officers of the Silesian
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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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Many items of cultural and historical value were seized during an operation by GDNP officers
Action were carried out by employees of the Cultural and Historical Values Department at the GDNP. A 45-year-old man was detained
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Smuggling for over one million levs was discovered during a large-scale operation conducted on the territory of Sliven
During searches at 12 addresses in the city of Sliven and the surrounding area were found and seized sums of
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10 tons of waste stopped at the Romanian border
The Bihor border guards carried out an inspection on a vehicle consisting of a tractor and a semi-trailer, driven by
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Seized the largest find of nationally protected dissected animals and one of the largest in Europe
A person has been investigated for the crimes of smuggling and another related to the protection of flora and fauna
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Truck loaded with over 22 tons of tobacco, worth 2.9 million euros
At the Romanian Nădlac Border Crossing Point, a Bulgarian citizen, driving a truck registered in Bulgaria, showed up for the
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Europol supports Belgian authorities in shutting down an illegal cigarette factory
With the support of Europol’s European Financial Economic Crime Centre (EFECC), a massive illegal cigarette factory has been raided and
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Dismantled a network dedicated to the manufacture and trafficking of doping substances at the national level for athletes
Agents of the Spanish Civil Guard, in a joint operation with the National Police, have dismantled a criminal organization dedicated,
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The Spanish Civil Guard dismantles in the Basque Country an organization dedicated to the illicit transfer of electronic scrap to countries on the African coast
The Spanish Civil Guard, within the framework of the Hozkailu operation, has dismantled a criminal organization that was dedicated to
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$4.55 Million in Fake Jewellery Seized by US CBP Officers in Louisville
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers that inspect packages at the Express Consignment Operation (ECO) hub in Louisville see
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14 arrests for euro counterfeiting in Spain
On 1 March 2022, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Spanish regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra)
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US CBP Officers, USFWS Inspectors Seize Six Shipments of Slimy, Slithering Bloodsuckers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers came face to face with nine jars of slimy bloodsuckers recently in Philadelphia
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Parrots, Drugs and Fugitives Among Items Encountered By Area CBP Officers Last Week
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at ports of entry in El Paso, west Texas and New Mexico seized
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A total of 52 arrests in operation across 28 countries targeting trafficking in cultural goods
A global operation targeting illicit trafficking in cultural goods has led to 52 arrests and the seizure of 9 408
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Caribbean AMO Agents Seize Aircraft Tied to Smuggling Activities
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized an aircraft suspected of having been used for
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