A new report by Europol shows criminals have been quick to seize opportunities to exploit the COVID-19 crisis by adapting their modi operandi or engaging in new criminal activities. Keep Reading
A multinational joint operation has dismantled a Turkish organized crime group operating across several countries and involved in large heroin shipments to Europe. Keep Reading
An unprecedented law enforcement operation involving five countries has resulted in the takedown of one of the most active networks of cargo thieves operating across Europe. Keep Reading
The Mexican Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Europol are in talks to expand and deepen collaboration on security matters. Keep Reading
Police in Niger have rescued 232 victims of human trafficking, including 46 under the age of 18, during an INTERPOL-supported operation targeting organized crime groups in West Africa. Keep Reading
Present in 32 Countries, the 'Ndrangheta is supported by its enormous financial power built mainly on drug trafficking, corruption and the diversion of public funds through fraud and rigged contracts. Keep Reading
The original elite counterinsurgency units frequently acquired these tactics and this training from other countries, made available because this was thought to be the way to tackle the problem. Keep Reading
Drug deaths in the United States have been rising for years and is a national emergency that results in part from the activities of international narcotics traffickers and their organizations. Keep Reading
The British Royal Gibraltar Police and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol, have dismantled an organized criminal group smuggling migrants from Morocco to Europe. Keep Reading
Fraudulent online purchases of flight tickets are highly lucrative for organized crime and are often linked to more serious criminal activities including irregular immigration, trafficking in human beings, drug smuggling and terrorism. Keep Reading