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 […]
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. […]
23 arrested in Spanish football match-fixing probe
A total of 23 members of an alleged betting syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of fixing football games in the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the Gibraltar National League and the Andorra League. Among those arrested are several footballers who are suspected of having used their position to steer the outcome of games in which […]
Call centres selling fake crypto taken down in Bulgaria, Serbia and Cyprus
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany and Serbia, supported by Europol and Eurojust, have teamed up against organised crime groups involved in online investment fraud. This criminal network, comprising a number of different criminal actors operating through call centres, lured victims into investing large amounts of money into fake cryptocurrency schemes. Europol […]
Head of Department Position – European Counter Terrorism Centre in Europol
Organisational setting The post of Head of Department – European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) is located in European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) Department, 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 […]