Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania, Hungary and Germany have dismantled a criminal network that recruited vulnerable victims, transported them abroad and forced them into street begging. During a joint action day supported by Eurojust and Europol, four suspects were arrested, and...

Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have dismantled a criminal network, which was involved in the large-scale trafficking of human beings and pimping, using the so-called ‘lover boy’ method. During a joint action day in both countries, 14 suspects were...

In a coordinated operation against large-scale call centre fraud and money laundering, the authorities in Latvia and Lithuania have detained 108 persons (80 in Latvia and 28 in Lithuania) with support from Eurojust and Europol. During two action days taking place last week, hundreds of law...

Eurojust supported the setting up of a joint investigation team (JIT) into alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. The responsible national authorities of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed a JIT agreement on 25 March to enable the exchange of information and facilitate...

Authorities from France, Germany and Luxemburg carried out extensive measures to freeze EUR 120 million worth of assets linked to the investigation of a money laundering case in Lebanon, during an action day on 25 March. Five properties in Germany and France were seized as well as several bank...

Authorities in France and Romania have taken decisive action against a criminal network that exploited female victims for sexual purposes in France and several other European Union Member States using the so-called ‘lover-boy method’. During a joint action day, five European Arrests Warrants (EAWs)...

Eurojust has, for the first time, supported the setting up of a joint investigation team (JIT) with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). This was done at the request of the EPPO and the Swedish authorities, in order to investigate a major case of VAT fraud. The JIT is the first ever to...