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Europol joined forces in a French-led operation in Spain that dismantled a fake ID factory, seizing around 800 forged documents and exposing a criminal marketplace linked to migrant smuggling networks
The suspect allegedly operated an online marketplace supplying fake identity and administrative documents to criminal networks across Europe, facilitating migrant smuggling, illegal residence applications, and movement within the EU. Authorities uncovered a fully operational document-forging workshop equipped for industrial-scale production, alongside digital devices, document-making equipment, a vehicle, and cash…
Europol supported a Spanish-led operation that dismantled a migrant-smuggling network between Algeria and Spain, leading to 9 arrests and asset seizures linked to its cross-border operations
FINTRAC’s Special Bulletin flags ML indicators linked to human trafficking at major international events, urging stronger reporting and cooperation to detect and disrupt exploitation networks
It explains that large-scale events can create temporary spikes in tourism, hospitality, transport, and entertainment activity, which traffickers may exploit to move victims and generate illicit proceeds. FINTRAC stresses that human trafficking is fundamentally a financially driven crime, and detecting unusual transaction patterns is key to disrupting it. The release also highlights FINTRAC’s operational impact, noting that in 2024–25 it produced 316 actionable intelligence disclosures…
GRETA’s latest Evaluation report on Malta, welcomes stronger anti-trafficking reforms but warns of serious gaps remain in victim protection, access to justice and identification
GRETA’s report on Human Trafficking in the UK welcomes stronger reforms, but warns that victim referrals surged from 12,687 in 2021 to 17,390 in 2025, exposing persistent enforcement gaps
Labour exploitation remained the most common form of trafficking, while child exploitation was increasingly linked to county-line drug networks. GRETA urges the UK to speed up victim identification processes, strengthen financial investigations and inter-agency coordination, improve access to legal aid and compensation, and enhance protections for vulnerable groups such as children, migrants, asylum seekers, and homeless individuals to fully align with the Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking convention…
Europol supported a major operation dismantling a Vietnamese migrant smuggling network across Europe and the UK, uncovering a €50M criminal enterprise moving 1,000+ migrants for up to €50K each
The coordinated action day, involving Belgian, French, and UK authorities with Europol and Eurojust support, led to 19 arrests, multiple searches, asset seizures, and the identification of significant financial flows linked to the network’s operations. The investigation revealed a highly structured criminal business model involving recruitment, transport logistics, debt-driven exploitation, and money transfers back to Vietnam, highlighting the increasing sophistication, profitability, and transnational nature of migrant smuggling…
Europol launches the European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling to disrupt tech-enabled smuggling networks using intelligence, OSINT, and financial investigations to dismantle criminal operations
The new centre strengthens intelligence-led policing by combining OSINT, advanced analytics, and financial investigations to map criminal networks, identify high-value targets, and dismantle entire smuggling operations rather than individual cases. It will also focus on tracking illicit profits, disrupting underground financial systems, and enhancing global cooperation with partner countries. Building on a decade of operational support, ECAMS aims to significantly scale up investigations, improve digital disruption of online recruitment and coordination…
OSCE hosts the 26th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons on 20–21 April 2026 to fight forced criminality, protect victims, and combat exploitation in drugs, theft, migrant smuggling, and cybercrime
The event will bring together national authorities, law enforcement, international organisations, and civil society to discuss strategies for early victim identification, protection measures, and the application of the non-punishment principle to ensure victims coerced into crimes are not treated as offenders. Participants examined emerging forms of exploitation, including forced involvement in drug offences, theft, migrant smuggling, and cyber-enabled financial crime, while…
Europol launches new European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling to dismantle criminal networks, centralise intelligence, and lead EU-wide efforts against the billion-euro illegal migration trade
Europol and EU partners highlight that migrant smuggling is a multi-billion-euro criminal business exploiting vulnerable people, requiring enhanced cross-border cooperation, data-sharing and operational support to Member States. The new centre will act as a permanent hub within Europol, providing strategic, technical and investigative support, improving coordination with agencies such as Frontex and Eurojust, and strengthening the EU’s collective response to human smuggling and trafficking networks…
Home Office issues updated Modern Slavery Statutory guidance, clarifying victim procedures, refining National Referral Mechanism decisions, and improving frontline support and protection
The guidance outlines indicators of exploitation such as restricted movement, control over identity documents and signs of abuse, and explains the responsibilities of “first responders” to refer potential victims into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for formal identification and support. It also details the support framework available to victims, including safe accommodation, financial assistance and access to legal and healthcare services, while describing how competent authorities assess evidence to determine victim status and ensure safeguarding…
OSCE tackles the misuse of virtual assets in FC and human trafficking at Global Fraud Summit 2026, emphasising cross-border cooperation, stronger detection and public-private partnerships
The event brought together law enforcement, financial intelligence units, international organisations, and private-sector experts to explore how cryptocurrencies and other digital financial tools are exploited by organised crime networks to facilitate large-scale fraud, trafficking, and related offences. Participants discussed emerging trends in crypto-enabled criminal activity, emphasizing the challenges posed by the speed, anonymity, and cross-border nature of these crimes. The discussions underscored the need for coordinated, cross-dimensional responses, stronger detection and disruption…
GI‑TOC’s report ‘Mapping the Landscape of the Global Scam Centre Phenomenon’ exposes scam hubs exploiting 300K+ victims from 66+ countries, driving $64B in annual fraud
These operations rely heavily on trafficked and coerced individuals, while benefiting from a “glocal” model that combines local enablers—such as corruption, weak governance, and access to infrastructure—with global networks, technology, and crime-as-a-service tools. Highly adaptable and low-cost to establish, scam centres can quickly relocate and expand into new regions, supported by sophisticated financial systems involving cryptocurrencies, mule accounts, and shell companies to launder illicit proceeds. Closely intertwined with human trafficking, money laundering, and other organised crimes…