Europol @Europol@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
👕 Is this t-shirt familiar to you? It was taken from an image depicting sexually explicit material involving minors.
🛑 Our investigators have exhausted all leads. Help us #TraceAnObject & #StopChildAbuse.
⚠️ Submit an anonymous tip via our website ⤵️ https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse
📍 This week Europol saw 300+ experts from law enforcement, the private sector & academia convene at our HQ for @EC3Europol’s #CyberConf22.
The 2-day event examined the challenges & opportunities that the digital age present to policing.
Details ⤵️
http://ow.ly/3jRc50Lhx63
🌏 As serious & organised crime becomes more transnational, law enforcement across the globe have come up with innovative ways to work together.
At #INTERPOLGA, Executive Director De Bolle met 🇪🇬 🇹🇷 🇯🇴counterparts to discuss how our continued cooperation makes the world safer.
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
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