The Spanish Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal network engaged in large-scale drug trafficking from South America to Europe. Europol supported the operation against the criminals, who used an elaborate modus operandi to retrieve smuggled cocaine from shipping containers in the Spanish port of Algeciras. The organisation relied on a dedicated front companies to launder […]
Europol assists in dismantling one of Europe’s largest pirate IPTV services
Europol has supported the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in taking down an illegal IPTV (Internet Protocol television) service serving over 1 000 000 users across Europe. On 23 May, a series of raids were carried out across the Netherlands as part of an illegal streaming crackdown. The officers from the FIOD searched […]
More than 11,000 objects recovered in Spanish-led international operation against art trafficking
Law enforcement has arrested 60 people, and recovered 11 049 stolen artefacts as part of a major international art trafficking crackdown across 14 European countries. Known as Pandora VII, this operation was led by Spain (Guardia Civil), with the support of Europol and INTERPOL. This iteration of the annual Pandora operation consisted of an operational […]
Specialist Position in Cryptocurrency in the Europol
The post of Specialist – Cryptocurrency is located in Cyber Intelligence Support Team, Digital Support Unit, Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating serious and organised crime, as well as terrorism affecting the […]
Internships at EUROPOL – European Police Office
Every year Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, offers a number of internships aiming to provide individuals with the opportunity to learn more about the activities of the agency, and put their learning and skills into practice by contributing to Europol’s mission. The internship scheme with Europol aims to: provide interns with a unique and first-hand […]
Europol helps arrest 50 people for trafficking hashish and cocaine via African route
Europol supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the Portuguese Judiciary Police (Policia Judiciaria) and National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) in dismantling a criminal network involved in trafficking large quantities of cocaine and hashish to the European Union via the African route. The investigation also involved law enforcement authorities from France and the United […]
Europol helps dismantle notorious hacker marketplace that sold your identity to criminals
An unprecedented law enforcement operation involving 17 countries has resulted in the takedown of Genesis Market, one of the most dangerous marketplaces selling stolen account credentials to hackers worldwide. As a result of an action day on 4 April, this illegal service was shut down and its infrastructure seized. Simultaneous actions were also carried out […]
Senior Specialist Position – EU Organised Crime in Europol
The post of Senior Specialist – EU Organised Crime is located in the Top Organised Crime Groups (OCG) Team, EU Organised Crime Unit, European Serious & Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC), Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States […]
Agent – Project Support Position in the EUROPOL
The post of Agent – Project Support can be part of any Unit within Europol. The Agent – Project Support will support Project Managers and / or teams in the preparation, planning, co-ordination implementation, control and evaluation of projects. This role may also be performed in the framework of projects funded by external assigned revenue. […]