๐๏ธ Today is also the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. We invite you take a moment to honour and remember the lives lost to terrorism and the survivors who hold the scars of these terrible crimes.
โผ๏ธ 10 years ago, terrorist attacks shook Brussels.
We sat down with Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol. In 2016, she was at the head of the Belgian police. Today, she remembers the events of March 2016.
Watch the full video: https://ow.ly/M6SO50Yscu2
๐ข Create tangible results!
Join Europol to develop investigative digital tools for law enforcement, working with technical teams and EU Member State experts to build, test and deploy solutions on the Europol Tool Repository (ETR).
๐ Apply now: https://ow.ly/lxJ550YpAgL
At Europol, we want every woman and girl to feel equal, empowered, listened to, respected and safe to live, speak and thrive without fear.
๐ฎ Whether you wear the uniform or turn to law enforcement for help, everyone deserves to feel safe, supported and treated equally. #InternationalWomensDay
โซ Today, we pause to remember and honour the sacrifice of the men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty.
#WeRemember #FallenOfficers
Two mobile phones seized in Sweden reveal global criminal web.
Simultaneous action across continents result in:
๐ 11 arrests
๐ฏ High-value criminal figures targeted
๐ฐ Seizures of criminal assets
Learn more: https://ow.ly/bsi450YpKxX
๐ด We are live #OperationCANDY
๐ฅ Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/live/svlvbal7ed4
Visiting our headquarters was the European Ombudswoman, Teresa Anjinho.
๐ค Dialogue with the European Ombudsman matters. It strengthens trust, reinforces standards and supports responsible cooperation across the European Union.
๐จ Europol supported Spanish and Ukrainian authorities in disrupting a criminal network that exploited vulnerable Ukrainian women to open bank accounts. These accounts were used on gaming platforms and to transfer illicit profits.
๐ฐ Estimated profit: โฌ4.75 million
Read: https://ow.ly/BaoI50Yp2W7
๐ด Press conference: LIVE on 6 March at 10:00 CET.
๐ฑ Find out how two seized phones lead investigators to a global criminal web involved in large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering across Europe, Asia and Australia #OperationCANDY
๐ฅ Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/live/svlvbal7ed4
๐จ Calling #journalists: join us on 6 March at 10am as Europol and international partners reveal the results of a major investigation exposing interconnected networks involved in large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering: https://ow.ly/7Ht550YpkPF
๐ Europol, The Hague
๐ฅ Livestream available
Major forum Leakbase has been dismantled in a coordinated operation. The platform was disrupted through joint action across multiple countries.
Learn more โก๏ธ https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/major-data-leak-forum-dismantled-in-global-action-against-cybercrime-forum
#OPLeak
๐ A major phishing-as-a-service platform disrupted.
Tycoon2FA enabled large-scale account compromise by bypassing MFA protections.
Through Europolโs Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme, industry intelligence was turned into operational results.
Read more here: https://ow.ly/GECE50YoZIO
๐จ Operational Taskforce GRIMM: Dutch Police have arrested a suspect linked to explosions in Hessen, Germany. This arrest is part of our ongoing efforts to tackle the online recruitment of young perpetrators in Europe.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/ebp350YoYbP
#OTFgrimm #VaaS
๐จ Europol and partners have dismantled a major cocaine trafficking network linked to the Los Lobos cartel.
Over 4 tonnes of cocaine seized and 16 arrests made in a joint operation across Ecuador, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Read more: https://ow.ly/RokB50YoCUB
#DrugTrafficking
๐ข Join Europol to support operational cooperation and coordination on organised crime, contributing to projects focused on Eastern European organised crime and other high-risk criminal groups, including the security impact of the war in Ukraine.
๐ Apply now: https://ow.ly/OXXu50YncQ4
๐๏ธIn Episode 7 Season 2 of The Europol Podcast, we looked at the emerging threats of 3D-printed weapons, how an extremist group in Finland started manufacturing them and what law enforcement did to stop them.
Learn about the threats behind 3D-printed firearms: www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
๐ Innovation for security
This week, Europol hosted #IndustryDays, uniting law enforcement, researchers & tech innovators.
๐ Germany received the Top Contributor Award for supporting the Europol Tool Repository, strengthening cross-border cooperation.
Read more ๐ https://ow.ly/m8u650YmrRm
First results from #ProjectCompass เฌณ Targeting โThe Comโ โ a decentralised extremist network exploiting minors online.
๐ก๏ธ 4 victims safeguarded
๐ 30 arrested
28 countries working together to disrupt and prevent harm ๐ค
Learn more: https://ow.ly/xc6950Ymjoj
Follow the money ๐ถ
A cocaine money-laundering network linked to Italian organised crime has been dismantled.
๐ 7 arrested
๐ฏ Europol high-value target arrested in France
๐ โฌ5M+ in assets seized
Read more: https://ow.ly/6iIg50YmhBZ
#MoneyLaundering #DrugTrafficking
Join Europolโs webinar on Cyber Defenders, an educational game that helps children stay safe online.
๐
Monday 2 March
๐ 16:30 CET
๐ซ For teachers and educators
More information:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/events/cyber-defenders-teaching-children-to-stay-safe-in-online-games
๐งซ Operation SHIELD VI highlighted several critical public health threats, including the proliferation of fake medicines.
โ ๏ธThe potential for poisoning and overdose is increased by the fact that some of these substances resemble legitimate opioids.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/jtF350YlJSB
Operation SHIELD VI results:
๐3 354 individuals prosecuted
๐907 investigations launched
๐43 organised crime groups investigated
๐EUR 33 million worth in seizure of illicit medicines, doping substances, medical devices, and food supplements
Learn more: https://ow.ly/8sWI50YlJ08
๐ช๐บ Europol still stands with Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ
Since Russiaโs invasion in 2022, Europol has been working with the EU and Member States to support Ukraine and combat criminal threats arising from the conflict.
Europol remains committed to solidarity with Ukraine.
๐ตโญLearn more: https://ow.ly/e1SX50YkRFs
๐ก๏ธ Europol's 'Allies 2026' exercise united 12 EU countries and tested the participantsโ ability to effectively fight drug trafficking and hybrid threats.
Hereโs how: https://ow.ly/YEbV50Yk5NV
#Terrorism #DrugTrafficking
๐ฎ Reporting is not always easy but it is the first step to justice. It allows authorities to investigate and prevent further harm. #EuropeanDayForVictimsOfCrime
๐ If you are the victim of a crime, here's how you can alert the police in your country: https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime
๐ก Did you know?
We translate the summaries of our key reports to make them accessible to more people across the EU. Because information should not depend on the language you speak at home. #InternationalMotherLanguageDay
๐ Today we celebrate the 24 EU language. Which one do you speak?
This week, participants from EU countries joined a training programme to tackle the growing use of crypto-assets in serious and organised crime.
They deepened their ability to trace, freeze, seize, and manage crypto-assets linked to serious and organised crime.
Together,#MakingEuropeSafer.
Sharing information, responding to cyber-security threats or protecting intellectual property from counterfeiting, much of the security at the 2026 #WinterOlympics happens behind the scenes.
Today, we celebrate those working to keep #MilanoCortina safe.
โก๏ธ See the Winter Games through their eyes.
Cocaine trafficking into Europe has reached unprecedented levels.
Criminal networks are using complex trafficking methods making detection by scanners, sniffer dogs, and forensic tests extremely difficult.
๐Explore the full report to understand the methods and the risks: https://ow.ly/sqfy50Yh8XP
