Tag: Europol

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:27 UTC

  Large scale Europol operation dismantles network smuggling migrants to UK

  

  A large-scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, France and Germany and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has led to the dismantling of one of the most active networks involved in the smuggling of migrants across the English Channel in small boats.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2023 - 10:47 UTC

  Europol, Spain and Italy combating counterfeiting of virgin olive oil

  

  The traditional olive harvests of Spain and to some extent in some areas of Italy has been far from satisfactory, which means among other consequences that the price of virgin olive oil, so demanding for Mediterranean gastronomy, has soared, and so have attempts to smuggle the produce from northern Africa as well as different methods to commercialize adulterated oil.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:35 UTC

  Interpol disrupts criminal network that smuggled 5,000 Cubans to EU

  

  Law enforcement from several European countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network smuggling migrants from fantasy island Cuba to the European Union. The investigation, coordinated by Europol and INTERPOL, led to the arrest of 62 persons, 25 of which were Cuban nationals and officials.

• Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 11:13 UTC

  Brazilian syndicate flooding Europe with cocaine, in fruit shipments, busted in operation led by Europol

  

  A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal, with the support of Europol, to target the members of a Brazilian highly professional criminal syndicate flooding Europe with cocaine.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 21:56 UTC

  European and Brazilian police bust a cocaine ring in South America involving Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazilian ports

  

  Law enforcement in Latin America and Europe have taken down one of Brazil’s most active drug trafficking organizations inundating Europe with multi-tons shipments of cocaine. On 30 March, simultaneous actions were carried out in Brazil with Europol’s support to dismantle the criminal group that reached from Paraguay to Europe.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Europol addresses the growing threat of 3D printed weapons

  

  Law enforcement professionals, ballistic experts, forensic scientists, policymakers and academia have gathered this week in The Hague, the Netherlands, for one of the world’s biggest platforms of exchange on the threat of 3D printed weapons.

• Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:27 UTC

  Rotterdam seizes four tons of cocaine shipped from Paraguay via Uruguay

  

  Netherlands Customs officers have seized what is considered the largest haul this year, over four tons of cocaine at the port of Rotterdam with an estimated value of US$ 362 million. The drug was found in soy bags that were destined for Portugal and are of Paraguayan origin using Uruguay as the port of transit.

• Saturday, November 28th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  Europol busts Brazilian/European drug trafficking network: 52 tons of cocaine

  

  Forty-five people have been arrested in a major international operation against a drug-trafficking network between Brazil and Europe, Europol announced on Friday. The European police agency also revealed that more than 52 tons of cocaine were also seized by law enforcement agencies.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

  First global multi-agency operation against marine pollution crimes

  

  An international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. Codenamed 30 Days at Sea, the month-long (1 to 31 October) operation saw some 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries detect over 500 offences, including illegal discharges of oil and garbage from vessels, ship-breaking, breaches of ship emissions regulations, and pollution on rivers and land-based runoff to the sea.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Europol helps bust illegal bluefin tuna market in southern Europe

  

  Europol have coordinated an international operation with authorities from France, Italy, Malta, Spain and Portugal to arrest 79 individuals for their involvement in Europe’s bluefin tuna market. Operation Tarantelo was launched when the Spanish Guardia Civil noted irregularities involving bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean Sea.