Europol

• Criminal opportunism: how the EU’s most threatening criminal networks exploit society

  Today, Europol published its latest report ‘Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks: Issue 2 – The blueprint of criminal opportunism’, offering an in-depth analysis of the evolving threat posed by organised crime in the European Union. The report reveals how criminal networks continuously adapt, regenerate, and exploit opportunities despite sustained law enforcement pressure.

• Drug traffickers brought down after shipping 1.4 tonnes of cannabis by parcel post

  Criminals exploited parcel delivery servicesThe investigation uncovered an organised crime group that had exploited commercial parcel delivery networks to transport cannabis from the Barcelona area to the Rennes region of France. The network is believed to have been led by three key suspects: two based in Spain who coordinated the supply and shipment of the drugs, and one based in...

• Global cyber strike disrupts SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC malware networks

  Europol together with partners from across the globe today announces a landmark blow to cybercriminal networks as part of Operation Endgame, a sweeping international operation targeting the criminal infrastructure behind ransomware and malware like SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC. In coordinated actions over the past two weeks, key components of these malicious toolkits were dismantled as part of a public-private effort.

• Press conference: new edition of the Europol mapping report

  On 26 June 2026 at 10:00, a press conference will be held to present the key findings of the report "Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks: Issue 2 – The blueprint of criminal opportunism." This event will be organised jointly by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, the European Commission, and Europol.During the press conference, speakers...

• Europol and INTERPOL strengthen partnership against global criminal threats

  Europol and INTERPOL have renewed their joint commitment to combatting transnational organised crime, agreeing on a new set of Joint Key Operational Priorities (JKOP) that will guide cooperation between the two organisations in the year ahead.