International Crime Outlook (EUROPOL)

Updated: 01.05.2026 06:00 • Source: Europol newsroom (https://www.europol.europa.eu)
Note: The displayed items are based on official Europol newsroom publications and represent an automated selection. They do not constitute a complete crime picture.

Cybercrime / fraud

call centres dismantled and ten arrested in eur 50 million online fraud caseCrime
29.04.2026 | Europol
global cybercrime crackdown over 373 000 dark web sites shut downCrime
01.04.2026 | Europol
global phishing service platform taken down in coordinated public private actionCrime
06.03.2026 | Europol
major data leak forum dismantled in global action against cybercrime forumCrime
05.03.2026 | Europol

Organised crime

europol supports hit against black axe criminal organisation in switzerland 10 arrestsCrime
28.04.2026 | Europol
leading balkan cartel member arrested in montenegroCrime
17.04.2026 | Europol
europol supported global operation targets over 75 000 users engaged in ddos attacksCrime
17.04.2026 | Europol
eur 50 000 for passage to uk 19 suspected migrant smugglers arrestedCrime
03.04.2026 | Europol
major operation targets one of scotland’s most violent crime networksCrime
30.03.2026 | Europol
guns for cannabis network hit europol high value target arrested in international actionCrime
30.03.2026 | Europol
small boats supply chain disrupted 21 arrested for supplying channel smugglers nautical equipmentCrime
27.03.2026 | Europol
europol leads international operation against environmental crime and waste traffickingCrime
11.03.2026 | Europol
europol supports takedown of cocaine trafficking network linked to los lobos cartelCrime
06.03.2026 | Europol
small swedish town to global crime network international operation strikes top tier organised crimeCrime
06.03.2026 | Europol
12 members of money laundering scheme exploiting ukrainian women arrested in spainCrime
05.03.2026 | Europol
drug trafficking network supplying cocaine to iceland dismantledCrime
01.03.2026 | Europol

Human trafficking / smuggling

vietnam to eu air 8 arrested in migrant smuggling sting across europeCrime
20.04.2026 | Europol
spain 24 arrested in crackdown speedboat migrant smuggling networkCrime
14.04.2026 | Europol
grip migrant smuggling tightens new department europol to step fightCrime
01.04.2026 | Europol
five country operation targets cigarette smuggling network operating ukCrime
01.04.2026 | Europol
over 30 potential victims identified in action against human trafficking enabled onlineCrime
20.02.2026 | Europol