Europol @Europol@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
Who says law enforcement is a man’s domain?
Recently, Europol welcomed strong women leaders from the Czech Republic, Norway, Spain and the United States. 👮♀️👮♀️👮♀️👮♀️
🌐 Virtual worlds may become a breeding ground for crime. Europol's Innovation Lab aims to anticipate these changes & help police prepare.
🎥 Here @Polisen_Sverige Commissioner Håkan Wall shares how 🇸🇪 police benefit from our new report on the #metaverse
🚨 Suspect arrested in 🇪🇸 in connection with a million euro investment fraud.
It's better to be safe than sorry. Prospective investors:
❌ don't rely on unsolicited marketing calls
✅ compare & confirm websites
✅ avoid unusual payment methods.
♣️♦️ Help us #BringThemDown ♥️♠️
A criminal network is like a house of cards: one tip and it can collapse.
🔎 Do you have the missing information that can put one of the #EUMostWanted fugitives behind bars?
➡️ Visit our website to find out: https://eumostwanted.eu/gameover #GameOver
RT @EC3Europol: It's been a true honour to host the #cybercrime unit of the Ukrainian police @MVS_UA at #CyberConf22 to speak about policing during #war times.
'Nobody can prepare for a war. From fear, to anger, to resilience. Justice will prevail.'
📍 Executive Director De Bolle is in India this week for #INTERPOLGA, where she met 🇮🇳 CBI Director Shri Subodh Kumar Jaiswal.
🇪🇺🇮🇳 India & the EU face common challenges & building on our cooperation will enable us to better address threats to our democracies.
@IPS_Association
🏺 Cultural goods crime generates large profits for organised criminal groups.
Europol supports 🇪🇺 Member States in the fight to protect our cultural heritage.
➡️ This year, we partnered with 🇮🇹 @_Carabinieri_ to host an exhibition at our HQ of items recovered from operations.
RT @EC3Europol: It's the inaugural edition of the #EC3Europol Cybercrime Conference!
#BehindTheScenes in #TheHague 🇳🇱 300 experts discussing a common theme: do we need a social contract in cyber space? 🤔
Welcome to the participants & wishing them 2 days of fruitful discussions at #CyberConf22
🌐 At Europol we work with law enforcement agencies across the EU to develop innovative tools to tackle cross-border crime, including THB.
🎥 One project, from 🇫🇷 @Gendarmerie #OCLTI, utilises VR technology to capture crime scenes.
#EUAntiTraffickingDay #EndHumanTrafficking
RT @YlvaJohansson: My message on #EUAntiTraffickingDay
To those at risk of trafficking; if some is offering you a better life, a better job, if it sounds too good to be true, then be careful, it probably is.
To find out more:
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/internal-security/organised-crime-and-human-trafficking/together-against-trafficking-human-beings_en
@EUHomeAffairs @DianeSchmittEU
⚠️Trafficking in human beings remains a core activity of serious & organised crime in the EU, with much of the recruitment happening online.
🛑 It is a top priority for Europol to #EndHumanTrafficking.
Learn more ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/crime-areas-and-statistics/crime-areas/trafficking-in-human-beings
📲 Have you ever received a call from someone offering to invest your money & make you a fortune? If it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably investment fraud.
🎙️ In this week's episode of The Europol Podcast, we dive into this emerging crime area ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/europol-podcast/episode-7-targeting-scam-call-centres
Over the weekend, Europol opened its doors for #JustPeaceOpenDay, part of @justpeace2022.
🔎 Visitors were able to see "The Recovered Collection" - a temporary art exhibition on display at headquarters, with thanks to 🇮🇹 @_Carabinieri_.
Details⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-opens-its-doors-for-just-peace-month
🚨 31 arrested for stealing cars by hacking keyless tech.
🇫🇷 authorities, with 🇪🇸 & 🇱🇻, and support from Europol & @Eurojust dismantled a car theft ring which used fraudulent software to steal vehicles without using the physical key fob.
Details ⤵️
http://ow.ly/f9bv50LbHRj
#ARRESTED: 3 more #EUMostWanted fugitives have been arrested! 👏👏👏
➡️ One arrest was possible thanks to a tip submitted by a member of the public.
♠️♦️ You could help investigators #BringThemDown. Visit http://www.eumostwanted.eu & let us know if you recognise anyone. #GameOver
⚠️ Europol, with @EU_ELA, target human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector.
👮6 000+ officers from 16 countries took part in operational activities & 874 workers affected by exploitation were identified.
More ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eu-authorities-target-labour-exploitation-in-fields #EMPACT
🚨 Europol, with @Eurojust, supported 🇪🇸 authorities in taking down Europe’s biggest narco bank.
💶 The criminals are believed to have laundered over €300 million of drug money each year since becoming active in 2020.
Press Release ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-supports-spanish-authorities-in-taking-down-europes-biggest-narco-bank #EMPACT
🇪🇺🇺🇦 During today’s #JHACouncil, Executive Director De Bolle updated Ministers on our ongoing operational support to the investigation of crimes related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
We cannot let war crimes or crimes against humanity go unpunished.
⚠️ We need your help to #TraceAnObject ⚠️
👕 Have you seen this piece of clothing before?
🛑 Your tip could help our victim identification specialists #StopChildAbuse.
⚠️ Visit our website & let us know if you recognise anything ⤵️ https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse
📣 There's still time to submit a paper for our Forensic Experts Forum 2022 Conference #FEF2022.
💡 We welcome new ideas and authors are encouraged to demonstrate the applicability of their work to practical issues.
⏰ Deadline: 15 Oct
Details ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/events/forensic-experts-forum-2022-conference
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