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27 October 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The National Desks at Eurojust opened linked cases to provide operational and legal assistance, including the creation and funding of a JIT between the Belgian and Dutch authorities, with the involvement of Eurojust and Europol. During a joint action day supported by a coordination centre at...
27 October 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
An organised crime group (OCG) in Romania and Finland allegedly ran a network for the sexual exploitation of around ten women. The suspects recruited their young female victims from poorer rural areas of Romania for sexual exploitation in Finland, often under false pretences. November 2020 – Thanks...
06 October 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has assisted the Romanian and German authorities in dismantling an organised crime group (OCG), which was involved in migrant smuggling from Serbia through Romania. During an action day in Romania, 27 suspects were identified and 19 places were searched. Investigations into the case are...
28 September 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has provided support to authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom to organise and conduct a joint action day, during which close to 55 Romanian victims of labour exploitation were brought to safety. The victims, including several underaged young men, were forced to live in extremely...
11 August 2021|PRESS RELEASE
An online scam involving the sale of protective materials against COVID-19, such as facemasks, has been halted with the support of Eurojust. During a joint action day conducted on 10 August, 34 searches took place across Romania, Ireland and the Netherlands. In total, 23 suspects were charged, of...
08 July 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has coordinated a follow-up action against a Romanian criminal network involved in extensive online fraud against users of popular consumer sites such as Amazon and eBay. During an action day, the Romanian and Greek authorities arrested eight members of an organised crime group (OCG). The...
30 June 2021|PRESS RELEASE
A joint investigation team (JIT) of the Italian and Romanian authorities, with the support of Eurojust, has taken new action against a criminal network which exploited female victims for street prostitution in northern Italy. During an action day, eight suspects were arrested in both countries...
28 June 2021|PRESS RELEASE
As a result of a joint cybercrime investigation supported by Eurojust, Romanian and Dutch authorities have arrested two suspects in Romania who were allegedly involved in large-scale online fraud in the housing market in the Netherlands since 2015. The suspects posted fake advertisements for...
17 June 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have taken decisive action against a criminal network, which exploited female victims for sexual purposes in Northern Ireland, using the so-called ‘lover-boy method’. During a joint action day, nine suspects were arrested in Romania and two in Northern...
01 June 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
In early 2019, an organised crime group (OCG) based in Romania began targeting unsuspecting bank customers in Lithuania and Estonia. Through so-called phishing messages that included links to counterfeit bank websites, victims were lured into providing their access credentials online.
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