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Bulgarian and French law enforcement authorities, supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled an organised crime group involved in trafficking human beings for labour exploitation and money laundering. According Eurojust, which coordinated the work of the French and Bulgarian investigators, 167 alleged victims of human trafficking have been identified since the case opened in France last February by the Inter-regional Specialized Jurisdiction (JIRS) of Lyon, working in collaboration with Bulgarian authorities. In total, more than 80 investigators have been mobilised in recent months to dismantle the Franco-Bulgarian network. Bulgarian nationals from disadvantaged regions were recruited by the traffickers to work as...
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Investigators in several European countries have taken action against the illegal streaming of pay-TV broadcasts, taking down more than 200 servers and making one arrest, according to the European judicial authority, Eurojust. Authorities in Italy, Bulgaria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, targeted an organised crime group group illegally re-broadcasting series, films and sports competitions offered by companies such as Sky Italia, Mediaset Premium and Netflix. The technically savvy criminals set up several re-transmission stations with special servers to disable the encryption of the original programmes and generate the illegal IPTV signal in violation of intellectual property law. The criminals then...
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“This is not Moscow!” the chant echoed in Sofia just days ago, as thousands of Bulgarians gathered to protest before the presidency–a troubling sign of how serious the rule of law concerns have become in a country which is a democracy, a parliamentary republic and a full member of the European Union and NATO. Bulgaria has become plunged into a true democratic crisis in recent times. Yet after five parliamentary elections in two years and countless scandals, the unlikely coalition formed by the former ruling party, GERB, and the pro-western We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) duo received parliamentary backing...
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Five suspects have been arrested in Germany and Norway as part of an investigation into an Albanian drug trafficking organisation that led to the discovery of 27 kilos of heroin and one kilo of cocaine in a car crossing the border between Sweden and Norway. Three of the arrests were made in Germany, where the gang is based while two people were detained in Norway, the European judicial cooperation agency Eurojust reported. Investigations into the criminal gang began last summer and pointed to the existence of an Albanian network trafficking drugs from Germany to Norway. At the beginning of October...
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Dozens of arrests have been made in Spain, Romania and Portugal in a coordinated operation targeting a large-scale pick-pocketing organisation that used the “hug-mugging” method to steal more than 1 million euro worth of belongings. Thirty-eight suspects were arrested in Spain, 3 in Romania and one in Portugal, including the ringleader of the criminal network. Sixty-six luxury watches, including 25 Rolex watches, were seized, alongside a substantial amount of expensive jewellery and over €40, 000 in cash. Spanish media reports that 335 high-end vehicles were confiscated in Spain and 20 in Romania, while 10 luxury mansions and numerous bank accounts...
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A criminal group specialising in the trafficking of anabolic steroids from Asia to Europe has been dismantled leading to the arrest of 24 in Slovakia, according to the European Judicial agency Eurojust. Several thousand steroid tablets, growth hormones and drugs, and two tonnes of non-compliant food supplements were seized during raids on properties in Poland and Ukraine. Over two million euros in criminal assets were also confiscated, Slovak media reports. Anabolic steroids are often used in amateur sports as well as in gyms and fitness centres to enhance performances and for the creation of muscle mass but pose serious health...
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A total of 2,686 people were arrested for drug trafficking in the European Union last year by national police forces working in cooperation with the EU judicial agency, according to figures released by Eurojust. Approximately 2 billion euros in criminal assets were frozen and more than 1,000 weapons, mobile phones, laptops and cars were seized, worth more than 2.8 billion euros, the agency said. Regarding the volume of narcotics, more than 788 kilograms of synthetic drugs were seized, along with 28, 585 kilos of cocaine, 9, 224 kilos of heroin and 41, 283 kilos of cannabis. In the cases reported...
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Dutch and French law enforcement officials have arrested 23 people suspected of "large-scale migrant smuggling" to the United Kingdom, European Judicial Cooperation Unit Eurojust announced on Wednesday. The detainees are suspected of having trafficked around 10,000 Kurdish migrants to the United Kingdom in refrigerated trucks and small inflatable boats, after picking them up from the rest area car parks between Le Mans and Poitiers, in the west of France. A total of 19 people were arrested in France and four in the Netherlands, near The Hague. The police also searched five properties linked to the criminal network, which charged 7,000...
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Law enforcement authorities from 31 countries, supported by Europol, Eurojust and the European Banking Federation (EBF), have stepped up their efforts to crack down on money mule schemes that rope in victims often unaware that the money they are sending is part of an elaborate money laundering scheme. The fifth European Money Mule Action (EMMA 5) took place between September – November 2019, resulting in the identification of 3833 money mules alongside 386 money mule recruiters, of which 228 were arrested. 1025 criminal investigations were open, many of them are still ongoing. More than 650 banks, 17 bank associations and...
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A global cybercrime network that sold hacking tools that allowed users to take over other people’s devices has been shut down in a major operation spanning several countries, Europol said in a statement on Friday. As part of an international crackdown led by Australia's Federal Police service, the EU’s police coordination agency said it had dismantled a cybercrime network called IM-RAT (Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan). The hacking tool allowed users to take control of previously targeted users' computers and steal their login credentials, giving access to bank accounts and other financial accounts. According to Europol's press release, the authorities...
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