Suspected bank robbers arrested in Belgium

Eurojust coordinated the collaboration between French and Belgian authorities that led to the arrest of 12 gang members on 26 February. The criminals are suspected of attempting to rob cash transports for banks. Due to the swift cooperation between the authorities, the criminals were stopped before committing a robbery. Two High Value Targets specialised in … Leer más

Three years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Concrete steps supported by Eurojust on the road to accountability

Available in: EstonianLatvianLithuanianPolishRomanianSlovakUkrainian The national authorities participating in the Eurojust-supported joint investigation team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine have interviewed 4 000 witnesses so far, in addition to over 40 000 interviews conducted by the Ukrainian authorities on their own territory. As a result of close cooperation between the JIT parties … Leer más

Cooperation via Eurojust leads to over thousand years of imprisonment for drug traffickers in Denmark and Norway

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

New Eurojust-hosted project widens scope of actions against impunity for war crimes and genocide beyond EU

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

Romania and Netherlands set up joint investigation team into theft of precious historic art from Dutch museum

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

Counterfeiting cash group disrupted: 12 arrests

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

Operation against international drug trafficking network

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

Criminals smuggling 1.5 billion untaxed cigarettes stopped

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

Criminals operating an illegal financial service to launder millions of euros busted

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

Support to stop severe violence between criminals using explosives in retaliation

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