A successful and long-term cooperation between Norwegian and Danish authorities via Eurojust has led to over one thousand years of prison sentences imposed on a total of 152 drug traffickers in both countries. Between 2019 and 2024, Eurojust supported a joint investigation team (JIT) into the criminal network that ran the drug trafficking. A recent … Leer más
Cooperation with countries outside the European Union to fight impunity for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity will be bolstered by a dedicated new project launched today at Eurojust. This should lead to fewer ‘safe havens’ for perpetrators of such core international crimes. The collaboration with civil society organisations (CSOs) and coordination of their … Leer más
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania and the Netherlands have set up a dedicated joint investigation team (JIT) into the theft of four pieces of precious historic Romanian art from the Dutch Drents Museum, last month. The JIT has been set up with active support from Eurojust, which will provide operational, logistic and legal assistance … Leer más
Eurojust and Europol supported an operation that put a halt to a criminal group that produced and sold counterfeit euro coins and bills. The criminals were active in North Macedonia and Serbia. Through a joint investigation team (JIT), the North Macedonian and Serbian authorities conducted their investigation leading to the arrest of 12 suspects. During … Leer más
French and Spanish authorities, with the support of Eurojust and Europol, have stopped an illegal drug delivery into France arriving from Spain. The drug seizure is part of an operation against an international trafficking network active in the two countries. Authorities arrested 24 members of the network, including the two leaders, and seized over 150 … Leer más
An operation coordinated from Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague has led to the arrest of ten criminals suspected of smuggling 150 containers of over 1.5 billion undeclared cigarettes. German, Belgian and Dutch authorities discovered the activities of the smuggling group following a four-year investigation. The cigarette smuggling resulted in a fiscal loss of around EUR … Leer más
An international investigation spanning several years has led to the arrest of 23 criminals running a sophisticated money laundering scheme. The group acted as a financial service for other criminals to launder their profits. The scheme facilitated the laundering of approximately EUR 100 million. An international coalition of Spanish, Cypriot and German authorities, with support … Leer más
Eurojust has supported the German and Dutch authorities in stopping a series of severe retaliatory attacks between criminals using explosives and firearms to settle scores. A total of 23 suspects have been arrested, including three during an action day this week. Eurojust assisted with the execution of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) and European Investigation Orders … Leer más
Mr Branislav Boháčik has started his work as the new National Member for Slovakia at Eurojust. Mr Boháčik has been appointed for a term of five years and succeeds former National Member and Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran, whose mandate ended in November 2024. Before joining Eurojust, he worked as a judicial cybercrime specialist in … Leer más
As a key player in global criminal justice cooperation, Eurojust works together with the European Commission to keep Europe safe. To mark the start of his mandate, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law Michael McGrath visited Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague on 16 January. Commissioner McGrath was welcomed by Eurojust President … Leer más