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Europol uncovers a cross-border human trafficking network exploiting 70+ potential victims across 5 EU countries, generating at least €4M in illicit profits through labour exploitation

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 18, 2026

Authorities conducted inspections at 20 restaurants and arrested two suspects; investigators allege workers were underpaid, subjected to excessive working hours and prevented from leaving their employment or the country. The network is estimated to have generated at...

Europol crackdown on a Camorra-linked Italian organised crime network leads to 6 arrests across Germany, Italy and Spain over the large-scale production and distribution of counterfeit euros

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 11, 2026

Investigators allege the group produced high-quality counterfeit banknotes in Italy and supplied them wholesale to criminal organisations in Germany and Spain, with several hundred thousand counterfeit notes believed to have entered circulation; raids also uncovered...

Europol dismantles a major underground banking network serving organised crime and drug-trafficking groups, arresting 21 suspects and identifying around €20M in assets

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 8, 2026

The operation resulted in 21 arrests and the identification of around €20 million in assets, including cash and luxury goods, while investigators uncovered an informal financial system operating across multiple countries to transfer criminal proceeds outside the...

Europol and ELA strengthen cooperation against labour exploitation, boosting intelligence-sharing, joint investigations and coordinated action against human trafficking and organised crime

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 2, 2026

Europol and the European Labour Authority (ELA) strengthen cooperation to tackle labour exploitation and human trafficking, with a new Working Arrangement aimed at improving information exchange, supporting joint investigations and coordinating enforcement action. The...

Europol’s report on ‘Museum Heists’ reveals increasingly violent and organised thefts, with criminals targeting high-value artefacts, precious metals and gemstones for lucrative resale through illicit markets

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Aug 24, 2026

The report also identifies a changing criminal landscape, with ad-hoc groups recruited through social media and offenders from other criminal markets becoming involved because museum heists can offer potentially high profits. These crimes increasingly involve...

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Europol uncovers a cross-border human trafficking network exploiting 70+ potential victims across 5 EU countries, generating at least €4M in illicit profits through labour exploitation

Europol crackdown on a Camorra-linked Italian organised crime network leads to 6 arrests across Germany, Italy and Spain over the large-scale production and distribution of counterfeit euros

Europol dismantles a major underground banking network serving organised crime and drug-trafficking groups, arresting 21 suspects and identifying around €20M in assets

Europol and ELA strengthen cooperation against labour exploitation, boosting intelligence-sharing, joint investigations and coordinated action against human trafficking and organised crime

Europol’s report on ‘Museum Heists’ reveals increasingly violent and organised thefts, with criminals targeting high-value artefacts, precious metals and gemstones for lucrative resale through illicit markets

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