Police in Albania have destroyed 2.4 million marijuana plants worth an estimated €3 billion since June, in a crackdown on the country’s thriving drug production and trafficking trade. Speaking to... read more →

Organised crime gangs are selling software that can load compromised credit card details onto mobile payment systems, Europe’s law enforcement agency has warned. In its annual Internet Organised Crime Threat... read more →

The European Commission (EC) is drawing up plans to regulate the Internet of Things (IoT) space after a series of major cyber-attacks demonstrated how easily connected devices can be compromised... read more →

Police in Serbia have detained 30 suspects, including the leader of a football fan club, on suspicion of producing and trafficking huge quantities of drugs worth $20 million (€17.92 million),... read more →

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has revealed that 2016 has become the deadliest year on record for migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. At the same time as smugglers... read more →

Customs officers in the Republic of Ireland have found a “torpedo” containing cocaine worth an estimated €5 million on a popular tourist beach. A member of the public alerted authorities... read more →

The ringleaders of a major international people smuggling gang have been charged with murder after police in Austria found the corpses of 71 dead migrants rotting in the back of... read more →