Europe

A new port in Ecuador has brought global commerce — but also cocaine and cartel violence — to the once placid shores of the...

Professional scammers call upon a global network of service providers to execute their work in a sophisticated, streamlined...

Italian authorities uncover immigration scam involving lawyers and mafia as EU records sharp drop in illegal border...

Europe’s drug market is rapidly evolving with new synthetic substances driving increased health risks and violence....

The European Press Prize 2025 recognized journalists across Europe for outstanding work. OCCRP and partners were honored for...

Russian cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik returns to Moscow after a prisoner swap with the U.S., while Europol targets a...

A Eurojust-backed probe jailed 152 traffickers and seized €15.6M in drugs, weapons, and assets after a five-year...

Two former German lawmakers are accused of taking bribes to act in the interest of Azerbaijan.

Over 50 servers busted in an operation that dismantled a sophisticated criminal network responsible for facilitating...

Europol and Eurojust coordinated efforts to arrest 25 suspects, seize assets, and dismantle a violent criminal group...

Investigators across Europe froze more than half a billion dollars in mafia-linked revenue generated from Value Added Tax...

Roughly 70 percent of criminal markets now involve minors to some extent, Europol said.