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Europol is the European Law Enforcement Organisation which aims at improving the effectiveness and co-operation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating terrorism, unlawful drug trafficking and other serious forms of international organised crime.

Latest Press Release

• 22 people smugglers arrested
  
  
  On the initiative of the French Police aux Frontiéres (PAF) police officers in France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom arrested 22 persons today for facilitating people smuggling. The arrested persons are suspected of smuggling around 2000 illegal immigrants, mainly from Iraq, into the EU. During a house search also 7 possible illegal immigrants were discovered. [click link for more]








• Focus on Outlaw Motorcycle Groups and Street Gangs
  
  
  The monitoring of the international expansion in serious crime originating from violent street gangs is a priority for law enforcement authorities. There is concern that the street gangs will expand like the Outlaw Motorcycle Groups (OMCGs). OMCGs have worldwide networks and a majority of their members are well known in the international organised crime arena. The combination of monitoring and information exchange on how to counter these phenomena are considered more and more important for law enforcement agencies. [click link for more]