Organized Crime

Cybercriminals increasingly treat data not just as a target, but as currency. Europol’s 2025 threat assessment details how...

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

Brazilian police arrested five people accused of belonging to a far-right criminal group that plotted to spy on and possibly...

European authorities dismantle a meth network tied to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and gangs in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands,...

A wave of kidnappings targeting French crypto investors is heightening security fears, with ransom demands appearing to be...

Network smuggled cocaine paste from Colombia to EU labs, echoing OCCRP warnings of Europe’s growing role in drug...

Operation RapTor dismantles drug, weapons, and counterfeit networks across 10 countries, seizing millions in cash and...

Fake art, ancient loot, and digital smugglers: Europol-led operation uncovers global trade in stolen cultural treasures.

“Thumb phones” smuggled into French prisons—sometimes concealed inside visitors—are used to run criminal networks...

Bosnian police arrested 18 suspects in a migrant smuggling bust along the Balkan route, seizing vehicles and key evidence in...

Dozens of notorious Balkan crime figures have obtained Bosnian passports using stolen identities and insider access. The...

Coordinated raids in Cyprus, Albania and Israel target group accused of scamming more than 100 victims through a fake...