Hungary Manhunt launched after man shoots at Austrian soldiers near border Hungarian police and counter-terrorism officials are involved in the operation. 17/01/2022
Spain Drug trafficking ring that used helicopters shut down in Spain The criminal gang allegedly transported hashish and marijuana from Morocco to southern Spain using helicopters. 10/01/2022
Germany German police target alleged human smuggling with nationwide raids The smuggling ring is accused of forging EU citizenship documents and placing the workers with large logistics companies. 08/12/2021
Colombia Colombia seizes over 300 arachnids being smuggled to Europe Two German citizens were allegedly found smuggling the arachnids in over 200 plastic containers. 02/12/2021
Green News These are all the animals criminals tried to smuggle in just one month A month-long crackdown on wildlife crime led to the arrest of 300 people and the recovery of 856kg of pangolin scales. 01/12/2021
Germany German police bust cocaine smuggling network from South America The gang is also accused of using fake companies to fraudulently apply for aid from coronavirus relief programmes. 30/11/2021
Portugal Portuguese UN troops suspected of Central African Republic smuggling Ten people were arrested after a series of raids across Portugal on Monday as part of the investigation. 08/11/2021
world news 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. 06/10/2021
Bulgaria Smugglers crammed these 15 migrants into one vehicle, say police Leaders of a gang of smugglers who transported hundreds of migrants across the border from Turkey to Greece have been arrested. 23/07/2021
Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonian police arrest six people over migrant smuggling ring Police in North Macedonia say they have "suppressed" a criminal ring that was smuggling Middle Eastern migrants into the country from Greece. 03/06/2021
Germany Human smuggling ring busted in Germany and Slovakia Vietnamese people were brought to Europe on fraudulent visas, then forced to work in brothels 31/05/2021
Austria Man tries to smuggle 74 live chameleons into Vienna in suitcase Some of the animals had been hidden in socks and empty ice-cream boxes. Sadly, two chameleons did not survive. 25/01/2021
Green News Two orangutans fly home after being rescued from illegal traffickers Poaching is one of the biggest threats facing the species. 17/12/2020
Greece Greek authorities 'break up migrant smuggling ring' on island of Kos Greek authorities say they have broken up a migrant smuggling ring that had been operating on the eastern Aegean island of Kos. 10/11/2020
Serbia Serbian police arrest two people after seven bodies found in Paraguay Serbian police have arrested two people for migrant smuggling in connection with the recent discovery of seven bodies in a shipping container in Paraguay. 29/10/2020
world news English Channel migrant smuggling ring dismantled, say police Security forces from France, Belgium, the UK and the Netherlands arrested twelve people suspected of smuggling migrants across the English Channel. 30/09/2020
France France and Netherlands dismantle major migrant smuggling ring to UK French and Dutch police have arrested 23 people they suspect to have facilitated the illegal transport of 10,000 Kurdish migrants into the UK. 23/01/2020
Vietnam Vietnam mourns 39 who died trying to make it to Britain Mourning ceremonies have been held in Vietnam for the 39 people who suffocated in a truck while attempting to make an illegal trip to Britain. 30/11/2019
View Stemming the flow of illegal tobacco from Ukraine and Belarus should be a priority for the EU ǀ View The inflow of illicit tobacco from the EU’s eastern border continues to flourish. The EU should make the most of the current situation and encourage both Ukraine and Belarus to further commit to tackling a problem. 11/10/2019
Italy Trafficking kingpin or mistaken identity? Verdict expected in Rome An Eritrean national was arrested and extradited from Sudan in 2016 by Italian authorities after he was suspected of being a notorious kingpin in the human trafficking world. Watch the full explanation of this complicated story by clicking on the player. 12/07/2019
France Migrant smuggled in a coffin: UK-bound men jailed after Iraqi found "There are in this case aggravating circumstances because to make a person lie in a coffin to transport him is not dignified," the local prosecutor has said. 09/04/2019
Indonesia Watch: Baby orangutan rescued from suitcase of would-be smuggler Russian national Andrei could face up to five years in prison for violating the law in relation to endangered animals. 25/03/2019
Indonesia Russian detained after ‘trying to smuggle baby orangutan’ out of Bali The tourist was trying to smuggle the animals out of the country, said police, adding they found the baby monkey sound asleep after it was allegedly been given anti-allergy tablets. 23/03/2019
no comment Myanmar destroys confiscated ivory, opens elephant museum Confiscated ivory and other animal parts are displayed before being destroyed during a ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday. 04/03/2019
View The week that was: Brexit, hate speech and the rule of law | View We take look at the hot topics in the View section that have had you talking this week. 23/11/2018
