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Over 100 European suspects identified in online child abuse probe

The long-running global investigation into online child abuse images was led by New Zealand.

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Dozens arrested in Belgium & Spain in major drug trafficking operation

The criminal network is accused of using cargo planes, private jets and shipping containers to smuggle cocaine into Europe.

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Europol told to delete personal data not linked to any crime

European Data Protection Supervisor, the EU personal data watchdog, said the police agency has continually stored "large volumes" of data regardless of whether it was related to a crime or not.

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Brussels wants EU police to cooperate better to fight organised crime

According to Europol, 80% of gangs are involved in cross-border crimes.

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Europe's most-wanted fugitives revealed

“At the heart of this campaign is justice for the victims."

Netherlands

Scores arrested in one of 'biggest global crackdowns' on dark web

Several of those arrested were "high-value targets", Europol said.

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Police bust criminal group smuggling Afghan migrants to western Europe

The criminals pushed migrants into the back of large lorries while drivers were sleeping, said Europol.

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Arrests after raids at EU farms and vineyards over labour exploitation

Police raids were carried out at 704 locations in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Spain.

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Police bust Balkan cartel’s European ‘cocaine pipeline’

61 people were arrested as police from eight European countries pounced on a Balkan crime organisation allegedly "flooding Europe with cocaine."

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Over 100 arrested in Spain and Italy in major money-laundering sting

Spanish and Italian police have arrested 106 people connected to a gang that allegedly laundered money for mafia groups and made millions of euros through online scams.

Netherlands

Netherlands, Belgium main gateways into Europe for cocaine: Europol

"The epicentre of the cocaine market in Europe has shifted northwards," the Europol report, drawn up in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said.

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Fake wine, diluted honey and horse meat seized in European crackdown

Police in 26 EU member states seized 15.4 tonnes of sub-par food and 1.7 million litres of counterfeit booze from alleged criminal gangs.

Romania

Police arrest 13 in crackdown on Romania-Spain sex trafficking gang

The criminal network used the so-called 'lover boy' technique to lure victims into being sexually exploited in Spanish nightclubs.

World News

Encrypted messaging app leads to 800 arrests in organised crime groups

Police accessed 27 million messages over 18 months using an encrypted messaging app. The evidence led to more than 800 arrests in global sting against organised crime

Germany

Human smuggling ring busted in Germany and Slovakia

Vietnamese people were brought to Europe on fraudulent visas, then forced to work in brothels

Netherlands

Dutch police bust hidden cocaine factory after Encrochat investigation

Eighty police officers descended on the site in Rotterdam where a gang was also fitting out cars with secret compartments so as to "flood Europe with cocaine".

Italy

Fake euro banknote dealers busted by German and Italian police

Officers descended on 19 houses in Naples, Italy and Germany on Thursday and seized fake banknotes amounting to €160,000 as well as a gun and cocaine.

Italy

Mass arrests of suspected mafia members announced in Italy and Germany

More than 800 police and tax officers were involved in the fresh raids in Italy and Germany, which saw millions of euros' worth of assets seized and 31 people arrested in connection with 'ndrangheta drug operations.

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Europe at 'breaking point' over organised crime, says Europol

The EU's law enforcement agency released a report on organised crime Monday highlighting the extent of the problem on the continent.

Spain

Police seize drug 'submarine' designed to smuggle narcotics into Spain

Similar drug-smuggling vessels have in the past been discovered at sea, especially near Central and South America.