Europol @Europol@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
🚨 92 charged in bust targeting migrant smugglers in Bulgaria.
The joint actions took place across 🇧🇬 and focused on a number of networks smuggling migrants from Türkiye, via Bulgaria, to Serbia and then Western Europe.
Press release ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/92-charged-in-bust-targeting-migrant-smugglers-in-bulgaria
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1615627751079415808
🚨 Counterfeit tobacco products worth EUR 17 million seized by 🇫🇷 @Gendarmerie.
🚭 Information shared with Europol led to the targeting of the first factory for counterfeit cigarettes ever found in France.
👥 9 suspects were arrested.
Press release ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/counterfeit-tobacco-products-worth-eur-17-million-seized-in-france
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1615015070353719297
Want to invest in #cryptocurrency but don't know where to start?
⚠️ Step 1: protect yourself!
📈 Criminals running crypto investment scams present seemingly lucrative opportunities that can be very convincing.
📽️ Follow @EC3Europol's tips to protect your investment!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1613881103869448193
🚨 Call centres selling fake crypto taken down in Bulgaria, Serbia & Cyprus.
🪙 The criminal organisations lured 🇩🇪 victims to invest over EUR 2 million in bogus crypto investment websites.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1613562014613250051
👏👏👏 Another #EUMostWanted fugitive arrested!
The suspect had been on the run since 2014 and was finally tracked down in Toledo, thanks to a tip from the public.
📽️ Watch the moment 🇪🇸 @policia take him into custody here ⤵️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1613541849729310724
Today, Executive Director De Bolle met with 🇱🇺 Minister Kox to discuss ongoing operational & strategic cooperation in tackling serious & organised crime.
She also welcomed the reinforcement of the Luxembourg Liaison Bureau to Europol with two additional law enforcement officers.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1613209528144625664
⏰ There's still time to apply to become Europol's next DevOps Engineer!
📣 If you have what it takes to be responsible for designing & implementing a wide range of platform services, we want to hear from you.
Application Deadline: 18 Jan
➡️ https://www.europol.europa.eu/careers-procurement/open-vacancies/vacancy/672 #EUcareers
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1612823162638458880
🎉 As we wrap-up another year #MakingEuropeSafer, we reflected on some of our top successes of 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣, including:
🔹 support to Ukraine 🇺🇦
🔸 cutting power to world’s biggest hacker forum
🔹 & dismantling super cartel trafficking cocaine into Europe.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1608421445247418373
🌍 #DYK: Europol’s cooperation with law enforcement authorities extends beyond 🇪🇺 Member States.
🤝 We have agreements or working arrangements with 30+ countries and 15+ international organisations, EU institutions, bodies & agencies.
Learn more ⤵️
http://ow.ly/nrCv50M9EYo
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1608040298134765568
🎧 Have you listened to The Europol Podcast?
🔊 Listen as we go behind the scenes with Europol experts & investigators around the 🌍 to hear how international police cooperation is #MakingEuropeSafer.
Series 1 now available on #applepodcast #googlepodcast #spotifypodcast.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1607851565460725760
📣 New year, new job? Europol is hiring a DevOps Engineer to join our ICT Platform team!
🧠 If you have what it takes to be responsible for designing & implementing a wide range of platform services, we want to hear from you!
Apply before 18 Jan ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/careers-procurement/open-vacancies/vacancy/672
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1607315460562849792
❄️ Season's greetings from all of us at Europol!
Sending our best wishes for the New Year and a special thanks to all who continue to work throughout the holiday season to keep Europe safe! 👮👮♀️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1606198288348315649
💡 The combination of AI & human oversight can be powerful. One example: the 2023 Europol Calendar!
📅 We used AI to generate portraits of law enforcement officers inspired by the style of renowned artists.
To get your own copy, visit our website ⤵️
http://ow.ly/IV4b50MaqlT
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1605908229464227840
🎇 Heavy fireworks off the market for safer holidays.
👮 Investigators uncovered an estimated 250 tonnes of fireworks in a bunker complex at the Dutch-German border.
Press release ⤵️
http://ow.ly/C3qB50M8oUR
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1605225193038913537
🚨 #OpShield: Authorities take medicines & doping substances worth over EUR 40 million off the market.
😷 Over 10.5 million medicinal products seized, 349 suspects arrested or reported to judicial authorities, & 10 clandestine labs shut down.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1604805150442672129
🚨 14 countries tackle violent extremism online in a coordinated referral action day.
⚠️ 800+ items were flagged to 34 platforms affected by the proliferation of violent extremist content online.
Press release ⤵️
http://ow.ly/1Lav50M5It5
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1604748523412635648
🌍 Europol is one of 21 organisations across 10 countries that have come together to deliver #INFINITYEUProject.
INFINITY aims to transform the traditional idea of criminal investigation and analysis using immersive and collaborative environments
Learn more @infinity_h2020 ⤵️
RT @infinity_h2020: Watch our new #video to discover exactly how #INFINITYEUProject aims to transform the traditional criminal investigation and analysis using immersive and collaborative e…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1603748831371444224
🚨 Global crackdown against DDoS services shuts down most popular platforms.
Operation #PowerOff saw law enforcement in the 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇳🇱🇵🇱 & 🇩🇪 take action against DDoS attacks, which can paralyse the internet.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1603309438290591744
Europol welcomed a delegation of 🇲🇩 law enforcement authorities & prosecution services to improve cooperation across #EMPACT priority crime areas.
👮 The visit was organised as part of the @eu_near-funded project “Fighting Organised Crime in the Eastern Partnership Region.”
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1603306368303185920
📣 Just published: new Europol-@DEAHQ analysis report on the involvement of 🇲🇽 criminal actors in the 🇪🇺 drug market.
The report dives into the criminal actors' activities, their links to EU-based criminal networks & the methods used.
Download it here ⤵️
http://ow.ly/hkF150M30KT
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1602968296856473605
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