⚠️ Beware scammers impersonating Europol!. 🛑 Europol never contacts members of the public directly to request immediate action or divulge personal information. This is a scam & should be reported. More ➡️

📄 Today, Europol and Eurojust release a new report on Common Challenges in Cybercrime. 🗝️ Key insights include the ongoing hurdles in handling digital evidence and how upcoming legislation could help streamline investigations. More ⤵️.

New Practical Guide provides best practices, lessons learned and hands-on guidance for cooperation between financial institutions and law enforcement. Details ⤵️.

🚨 A Europol-coordinated operation, led by German authorities and involving law enforcement from eight countries, has led to the takedown of the two largest cybercrime forums in the world. More in our press release ⤵️.

🚨 Fake medicines are made by real criminals - are you at risk? 🚨 . 💊 Counterfeit medicines are more than just a threat to your health, they fund organised crime. 💻 Find out how to buy online safely ⤵️.

Through Europol's annual operation Shield, we are making huge strides in the fight against counterfeit medicines. We have brand new results published today, bringing us one step closer to stopping the criminals behind them. 👮‍♂️. Read the press release ⤵️.

💥 Fake medicines might seem legitimate, but they can be ineffective, harmful, and even deadly. @EU_IPO, @Europol and the European Medicines Agency are working together to raise awareness about how the growing threat of counterfeit medicines. #EUvsFakeMedicines.

📍 Here at Europol, every day is Data Protection Day. 👮. 🌐 Europol Data Protection Experts Network #EDEN event is a flagship event in the data protection in law enforcement sphere. Did you miss the last one? Watch the highlights in our video.

This year's event will focus on data protection and cybersecurity in law enforcement. 📅 Save the date for the next EDEN event: Join us in Valletta, Malta from 21-22 October 2025. ✨ The conference will be co-hosted by @MaltaPolice and @ERATrier.🌍.

More details will be published here soon ⤵️.

🚨 30 arrests, 33 victims safeguarded in Spain & Croatia as law enforcement dismantles a Chinese human trafficking network. This operation exposed how victims were lured, smuggled, and exploited across Europe by a highly organised criminal group. More⤵️.

🚨 23 underground bankers arrested and EUR 35.7 million seized - Criminal network composed of mostly Ukrainians abused EU’s temporary protection status to move massive cash amounts. Details ⤵️.

📍 His Majesty the King of the Netherlands visited @Europol today, where he gained insight into our efforts to support EU Member States in tackling serious and organised crime, and terrorism.

Europol’s Executive Director Catherine De Bolle welcomed His Majesty to the organisation’s headquarters as Europol recently marked 25 years of fostering law enforcement cooperation across Europe and beyond. 👮‍♀️👮‍♂️.

🌐 During the visit, His Majesty toured our Operational and Analysis Centre, where he observed how live operational intelligence is processed to assist ongoing investigations.

🚨 Europol’s Taskforce targets drug traffickers across entire distribution chain from Colombia to Spain. 22 arrested in Spain, 7.2 tonnes of cocaine and EUR 6 million seized, and 53 bank accounts frozen. Read more in our press release ⤵️.

Violence as a service: criminals hire criminals to violently settle a drug trade dispute with explosive attacks and kidnappings - German and Dutch law enforcement have taken tough action. Details ⤵️.

🚨Violent human traffickers stopped in Germany and Hungary: 7 arrested and 6 victims identified. The suspects recruited the victims, young women from Hungary, via the so-called lover boy method. Read the full story in our press release ⤵️.

⚠️We have added more #EUMostWanted fugitives to our website. 🎯 These fugitives have blood on their hands, as they caused or attempted to cause the death of another person. 👀 Visit the site and submit an anonymous tip if you recognise anyone ⤵️.

🎯 For the first time ever, Europol has welcomed top-financial experts to participate in Project A.S.S.E.T. (Asset Search & Seize Enforcement Taskforce), a unique initiative to enhance the number of criminal assets seized globally. More ⤵️.