Europol
Alleged Islamic State fighter on trial in Netherlands for war crimes
Middle East
July 9, 2019
Alleged Islamic State fighter on trial in Netherlands for war crimes
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch-born alleged Islamic State militant went on trial in the Netherlands on Monday for war crimes…
Germany: 3 arrests in Darknet ‘Wall Street Market’ probe
World
May 3, 2019
Germany: 3 arrests in Darknet ‘Wall Street Market’ probe
German police on Friday said that three men were being held in custody as part of an international investigation into…
Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn
World
April 11, 2019
Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn
International anti-mafia stings may have increased in recent months, but Italian organised crime groups constitute a social and economic “cancer”…
Malta police identify suspected journalist murder masterminds: report
World
November 18, 2018
Malta police identify suspected journalist murder masterminds: report
Investigators have identified a group of at least three Maltese nationals who they believe masterminded the killing of anti-corruption…
Europol: Ransomware top threat in 2017 cybercrime ‘epidemic’
World
September 27, 2017
Europol: Ransomware top threat in 2017 cybercrime ‘epidemic’
Ransomware eclipsed most other forms of cybercrime as on-line crime surged in 2017, European policing agency Europol said on Wednesday,…
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
World
July 25, 2017
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
Law enforcement agencies across Europe carried out massive coordinated operations against organized criminal groups involved in trafficking and forced sexual…
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
World
October 19, 2016
Police find travel agency for traffickers, drug hauls in European raids
Police detained more than 300 suspects and seized tonnes of cocaine during a week-long operation against drugs, people-smuggling and cyber…