The Latest Breaking News from Europol

Police crack encrypted chat service MATRIX used by criminals

European authorities have disrupted and deciphered a chat service used by criminals.

TechRadar · Dec 4, 2024

World’s largest piracy network taken down after 100 homes raided across 10 countries

Websites hosting streams of movies, TV shows and live sporting events knocked offline as part of Operation Takendown

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Fact check: There has been a 50% rise in British officers stationed with Europol

The Prime Minister claimed that the number of UK officers in Europol had doubled.

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024

IMSA CTMP: Dillmann/Boulle score overall win, Corvette dominates GTD

The Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca of Dillmann/Boulle beat the similar cars of Gar Robinson/Filipe Fraga and Steven Thomas/Scott Huffaker in Sunday’s 2h40m race, which featured a 34-car entry.

Motorsport · Jul 14, 2024

Home secretary launches new border security squad after scrapping Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan

Yvette Cooper said the new body, set to include MI5, would tackle the root cause of the small boats crisis ‘going after these dangerous criminals and bringing them to justice’

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024

Hundreds of Cobalt Strike linked servers taken down in major police operation

Operation MORPHEUS takes down almost 600 servers distributing cracked Cobalt Strike.

TechRadar · Jul 4, 2024

Euro 2024 terrorist attack thwarted just in time as Munich, Dortmund, and Berlin all targeted

Police in Spain have arrested nine people across the country who are said to have plotted attacks in Germany

FourFourTwo · Jun 18, 2024

Europol smashes Balkan cartel shipping drugs from South America

Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

European Police Say 'Major' Cocaine Smuggling Ring Busted

European police forces have arrested around 40 people in a years-long operation to bust a major drug smuggling ring, leading to the seizure of eight tonnes of cocaine, Europol said Thursday.

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024

Beaten and tortured: the north African children paying a bloody price for Europe’s insatiable appetite for cocaine

For serious drug gangs, thousands of children coming from Morocco and Algeria offer an unlimited pool of cheap, disposable street sellers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024