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Global Initiative’s 2025 report reveals North Africa and the Sahel as key hubs for human smuggling and trafficking, driven by political instability and shifting migration routes
Since the late 1990s, North Africa and the Sahel have been pivotal corridors for migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East aiming to reach Europe. These areas also serve as significant origin and destination points for migration. The COVID-19 pandemic has further transformed migratory patterns and smuggling networks, influenced by ongoing conflicts, governance crises, and economic…
EC welcomes political agreement between EP and EU Council to reinforce Europol’s role in combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings
The agreement empowers Europol to expand the work of its European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling, strengthen cooperation with national and EU agencies, and make fuller use of biometric and other data to disrupt cross-border criminal networks. It also provides the agency with enhanced tools and resources to support investigations, improve intelligence flows, and increase the EU’s collective capacity…
Europol coordinates with Brazilian-Irish authorities to arrest 8 individuals from a transnational human trafficking network exploiting hundreds of victims across multiple continents
Authorities conduct coordinated raids across Brazil and Ireland, seizing evidence and disrupting the network’s cross-border operations. Europol provides operational support, intelligence sharing, and strategic coordination to ensure the success of the crackdown…
Europol supports Spain in dismantling a migrant smuggling ring from Algeria to the EU, exposing a Hawala laundering network and seizing €1M in assets, boats, weapons, and cash
Their operations relied on significant financial and logistical resources, misusing legitimate businesses such as maritime trading companies, to procure the means of transport for the smuggling activities. Hawaladars were also used to move criminal funds. The migrant smuggling network was highly structured, with separate branches responsible for different tasks and members playing…
Eurojust disrupts a Syrian-led transnational migrant smuggling network that trafficked 500+ people along the Balkan route, generating €1.4M in illicit profits
Eurojust supported German, Dutch, and Bosnian authorities in a coordinated multi-country operation that resulted in five arrests of Syrian nationals responsible for transporting migrants from Greece to Germany via the Balkan route, seizing digital evidence, vehicles, and minor narcotics, while revealing sophisticated communication methods…
INTERPOL dismantles human trafficking rings across 43 countries, rescuing 1,190 victims, arresting 158 suspects, and exposing ML schemes involving cash, drugs, firearms and real estate
The operation, coordinated by Austria and Romania with support from INTERPOL, Europol, and Frontex, focused on trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced criminality, and forced begging, with a special emphasis on underage victims. Nearly 15,000 officers participated, conducting checks on over 924,000 individuals and 842,000 documents…
NCA’s chief backs HMICFRS findings and pledges tougher, smarter action to dismantle organised immigration crime networks
The NCA Director General’s response to the HMICFRS thematic report acknowledges the scale and complexity of organised immigration crime and affirms the Agency’s commitment to addressing its recommendations. The NCA will strengthen intelligence capabilities, enhance international partnerships, and target criminal networks more effectively through a coordinated, multi-agency approach.
Europol busts two-way migrant smuggling ring moving 1,000 people between Spain, France, and the UK, exposing its low-cost, high-volume model and cross-border financial operations
The operation, active since 2021, involved over 100 smuggling instances using concealed cargo vans, temporary accommodations, and covert routes. During joint action days in June 2025, seven suspects were arrested, €50,000 in cash and assets were seized, and four properties were searched. Migrants, mainly from Algeria, Morocco, Syria, and Sub-Saharan Africa, were charged…
INTERPOL’s Crime Trend update reveals scam centres have become global crime hubs, spreading beyond Southeast Asia to 66 countries, driven by human trafficking, crypto fraud, and AI-driven scams
The update shows 74% of human trafficking victims initially trafficked to Southeast Asia scam hubs, but now operations span regions like the Middle East, West Africa and Central America. Victims are often lured via fake job ads—posing as call centre operators, IT staff, or digital marketers—and coerced into investment, crypto and online gambling scams….
Europol helps Spain crack a criminal network smuggling 200+ migrants and trafficking drugs, arresting ringleaders, seizing cash, weapons, and narcotics, and exposing child exploitation
Europol supported Spanish authorities in dismantling a transnational criminal network involved in smuggling over 200 migrants and trafficking drugs between Morocco and Spain, resulting in eight arrests and significant seizures of drugs, cash, and weapons. The investigation revealed the exploitation of minors as maritime smugglers and …
The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s report 2024–25 reveals a surge in modern slavery, calling for urgent reforms and joint action to protect victims and disrupt criminal networks
The report stresses on the pressing need to refresh and strengthen the UK’s strategy against modern slavery, emphasizing improved coordination across government, law enforcement, and support services. It draws attention to the growing complexity of exploitation cases, which often intersect with financial crime through money laundering, illicit…
Home Office launches a new taskforce uniting UK enforcement agencies to tackle smuggling and trafficking gangs, enhance intelligence sharing, and dismantle border security threats
This new approach will ensure all police forces work alongside the National Crime Agency, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force to treat this crime type as a priority. The taskforce will coordinate national police efforts, address key recommendations from HMICFRS, and enhance collaboration with agencies like the National Crime Agency and Border Force to disrupt people-smuggling networks…