A British drugs baron who ran a multi-million euro cocaine smuggling operation from a luxury villa in Spain has been jailed for 18 years. Paul Monk, 56, was arrested by... read more →
Three men have been found guilty of taking part in one of Britain's largest-ever cocaine smuggling operations. The men were on a boat that was boarded by National Crime Agency... read more →
Dozens of people with links to Naples' notorious Casalesi cartel have been arrested by Italian police. In a series of early morning raids on Wednesday, anti-mafia officers detained 69 suspects... read more →
Police in Spain have showed off a huge arsenal of firearms seized in a Europol-backed operation that took place last month. On 12-13 January, Spanish counter-terror officers carried out a... read more →
Norwegian prosecutors have demanded that three men charged with selling drugs on dark web marketplaces must repay some of their ill-gotten gains in bitcoins. In what is thought to be... read more →
A notorious Italian mafia boss wanted for a range of drug trafficking offences has been arrested by authorities in Mexico after Italian police tracked him down using social media. Giulio... read more →
Spanish police have arrested one of Britain’s most wanted men after he was spotted strolling towards a pub in the holiday resort of Benidorm. Gareth Bryan Edwards, who was listed... read more →
Evidence has emerged that people smuggling gangs operating in Libya are killing migrants who refuse to board overcrowded boats due to set sail for Europe on rough waters. Earlier this... read more →
At least 5,000 international organised crime gangs are currently under investigation in the EU, Europol’s Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) 2017 has revealed. This number represents a significant... read more →
Europol has coordinated an operation that resulted in the breakup of an international criminal network suspected of illegally smuggling tonnes of eels out of the EU to China, where the... read more →