Spanish police dismantle Europe's largest drug 'bank' Spanish police said on Friday they had dismantled a criminal gang they believe was the largest financier of drug trafficking in Europe. Reuters · Oct 14, 2022
Losing the fight against financial compliance - but it can be fixed! Financial compliance is not a mere checklist for entities to tick off. With it comes the expectation that the companies fulfil the intent behind the regulatory obligation to mitigate the risks that come with money. There is an obvious gap between the intent and the results — financial compliance is… Benzinga · Oct 11, 2022
Europol data practices target of EU privacy watchdog lawsuit EU data protection watchdog EDPS has asked Europe's top court to scrap amended rules allowing Europol to retroactively legalise its processing of personal data of people with no links to criminal activity, saying the rules undermine its authority. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
Mafia syndicate linked to torture and murder arrested across Ibiza, Malaga and Tenerife Spanish police arrested 32 suspects in connection with large scale drug trafficking and money laundering Liverpool Echo · Sep 20, 2022
British Gang Busted In Ibiza With Record Pink Cocaine Haul Police in Spain have busted a largely British gang with 28 pounds of pink cocaine, half a million dollars in cash, and firearms including a submachine gun. Zenger · Aug 31, 2022
White van driver jailed for stabbing Deliveroo worker to death in road rage attack Nathan Smith was put on Europol's Most Wanted Fugitives List after fleeing to Austria having killed Deliveroo driver Takieddine ‘Taki’ Boudhane in Finsbury Park, London Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022
Man on Europol most wanted list found guilty of killing delivery driver in Finsbury Park A man on Europol’s most wanted list who stabbed to death a delivery in Finsbury Park driver before fleeing the country for 17 months has been found guilty of murder. Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022
Israel arrests suspects over stolen millions in crypto fraud against French treasury Several suspects have been detained in Israel in connection with a multi-million cryptocurrency laundering scheme to defraud the French treasury. Radio France Internationale · Aug 16, 2022
Terror Threat in EU Member States Remains High Despite Drop in Attacks Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, indicated Wednesday that the number of attacks within the EU member states has decreased, yet terrorism still poses a real and present danger to the bloc. In its annual European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT), the Europol affirmed that 15 completed,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 14, 2022
‘Europol ploy’: mass phone scam defrauds Germans of millions of euros Scammers impersonate Europol officers, going for quantity over quality, exploiting a design flaw in telecoms infrastructure The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
People smugglers buying small boats directly from manufacturers The NCA is working with its international network to find the suppliers of the boats to try to stem supply. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
People-smuggling trade ‘generated around 60 million euro in 2021’ More than 100 boats were seized during a day of action across multiple countries on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
European police arrest 39 in crackdown on migrant smuggling gang Police in five European countries have arrested 39 people in a major cross-border operation targeting an Iraqi-Kurdish gang which smuggled migrants across the Channel to Britain, the EU's law enforcement agency Europol said on Wednesday. Reuters · Jul 6, 2022
Arrests made in ‘biggest ever’ operation to tackle Channel people-smuggling Dozens of raids are also taking place in Germany, France and the Netherlands as part of a joint operation with Europol and Eurojust. The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022
Reuters · Jul 5, 2022 Police arrest 130 suspected human traffickers in European crackdown Police across Europe have arrested abut 130 people suspected of inolvement in human trafficking in a joint operation carried out by 22 countries, the international police agency Europol said on Tuesday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 2, 2022 US Sponsors Int’l Conference on Countering Hezbollah’s Terrorist Activities The Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG) focused on countering Hezbollah’s terrorist and illicit activities convened in Europe on June 29-30 for its ninth meeting, said the US State Department. More than 30 governments – from the Middle East, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Indo-Pacific, and North America – participated…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022 Tour de France: Lampaert in yellow as Thomas rallies after clothing error Yves Lampaert won a rain-drenched opening time trial in 15 minutes 17 seconds, while Geraint Thomas was slowed down by his gilet
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022 Tour de France team investigated for ‘possible doping allegations’ amid international police raids The announcement came a day after Danish police, acting on a request from French authorities, searched the hotel of the Bahrain-Victorious team in Copenhagen
Dublin Live · May 7, 2022 Kinahan cartel carried out 'at least 20' murders across Europe The study, published yesterday, shows the drugs gang is driving worsening levels of violence across the continent
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 Experts worried by rise of cocaine processing in Europe Officials in charge of fighting and monitoring drugs use in the European Union are warning that records amounts of cocaine are being seized and manufacture of the drug is now taking place inside the the bloc
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 New Zealand-led probe uncovers online child abuse network New Zealand authorities and the European Union's police agency say a long-running global investigation into child abuse images shared online has led to the arrest of dozens of suspects in New Zealand
Zenger · Feb 18, 2022 VIDEO: FBI And International Law Enforcement Smash Cocaine-Trafficking And Money-Laundering Network Albanian-speaking operation said to have flooded Europe with cocaine.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022 ‘Finger cutter’ drug lord arrested in Switzerland Flor Bressers, on Belgian and Europol most-wanted lists, has been on the run since 2020