Global Customs-Police Operation Seizes 41,000 Cultural Goods
From October to early December 2017, a first-time global customs-police operation, codenamed ATHENA, took place to counter the illicit trafficking of cultural objects, theft, and looting as well as internet sales.The results were as follows:Over 41,000 cultural goods, e.g., coins, paintings, drawings, ... Read more
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EU Europol Law Enforcement CooperationTrace an Object
At the end of February 2018, Europol uploaded 25 new objects to its Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object webpage (see eucrim 2/2017, p. 61)Since publication of the website in May 2017, Europol has received more than 18.300 tips from the ... Read moreNews Guide
EU EuropolDecryption Tool for GrandCrab Available
Under the supervision of the General Prosecutor’s Office (DIICOT), together with Bitdefender and Europol, the Romanian Police (IGPR) developed a decryption tool for victims of GrandCrab ransomware. The tool is available free of charge from www.nomoreransom.org.GrandCrab encrypts files on a victim’s computer. ... Read moreNews Guide
EU Europol CybercrimeNew Executive Director Appointed
On 8 March 2017, Catherine de Bolle was appointed new Executive Director of Europol by the European Council.Catherine de Bolle currently holds the position of Commissioner General of the Belgian Federal Police. Her term at Europol will begin on 1 May 2018 when the ... Read moreNews Guide
EU EuropolAction Days Against Online Terrorist Propaganda
On 14 and 15 March 2018, two Referral Action Days took place with the aim of identifying and flagging online terrorist propaganda on WordPress.com, a blogging service, and VideoPress, a video-hosting service for WordPress sites. During the two days, more than 900 instances were reported ... Read moreNews Guide
EU Europol CybercrimeMigrant Smuggling Ring Dismantled
On 21 March 2018, a joint operation between Slovenia, Kosovo, the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), and Europol led to the arrest of 12 migrant smugglers operating in the Balkans. Over the past year, this organized criminal group smuggled 300 ... Read moreNews Guide
EU EuropolMalware Mastermind Arrested
At the end of March 2018, the leader of the criminal gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks was arrested in Spain. Since 2013, the gang had been using forms of malware (called Anunak, Carbanak, and Cobalt) to attack banks, e-payment systems, and financial ... Read moreNews Guide
EU Europol CybercrimeOperation against Glass Eel Trafficking
At the beginning of April, a two-year investigation against an organised criminal group illegally exporting glass eels to Asia. The operation led to the successful arrest of 10 members of the OCG, the seizure of 350 kg of live glass eels, and €40,000 in cash. ... Read moreNews Guide
EU EuropolJudicial Statistics 2017
According to its Judicial Statistics 2017, the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU exceeded 1600 in 2017 as it did in 2016: a total of 1656 cases were brought before the two courts, and ... Read moreNews Guide
EU European Court of Justice (ECJ)EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network Sets Priorities
On 25 January 2018, the EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies’ network presented its work in 2017 and priorities for 2018 to the LIBE Committee.The network is currently composed of nine agencies: CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Eurojust, Europol, FRA, and Frontex. EIGE took ... Read moreNews Guide
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