Tag: Eurojust
So the countries of Europe can help each other against the gangs
The criminal gangs in Sweden benefit greatly from the EU’s free movement. Money, drugs, weapons and perpetrators of serious violent crimes move across borders in Europe. The Europa podcast goes through the tools and frameworks for cooperation that exist for law enforcement at the European level today and what police and prosecutors can do to…
Customs seized the Piilopuoti web server with a major breakthrough in the anonymous tor network
It operated as a hidden service on the encrypted Tor network, providing users with anonymity. Unfortunately, the site had been widely used for illegal activities, mainly drug trafficking. In most cases, the drugs offered on the platform had been smuggled into Finland from abroad. During the preliminary investigation, the Finnish Customs has cooperated extensively with…
Sweden explains the rejection of the joint Nord Stream probe
Stockholm’s own investigation findings have been deemed too confidential to share with other nations, a Swedish official has said. Stockholm has rejected a plan to set up an official joint investigation team with Germany and Denmark to investigate the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in late September, Reuters reported,…
HS: Criminal groups are suspected of defrauding coronary virus support in Finland
Markus TereniusKRP’s senior detective superintendent, refused to disclose the cases to the newspaper for operational reasons. “The investigation is still ongoing and at least there is nothing more to say at this point,” he commented. The inquiries were launched on the basis of the findings of the granting organizations. Business Finland and the ELY Centers…
Europol is launching an operation to identify Russian assets subject to EU sanctions
“Today, 11 April 2022, Europol, together with EU Member States, Eurojust and Frontex, launched Operation Oscar to support EU Member States’ economic investigations into criminal assets owned by individuals and legal entities sanctioned by the Russian occupation of Ukraine.” Europol said in a press release on Monday. According to the press release, the mission also…
Long prison sentences were handed down in Finland’s largest drug trial
The Helsinki District Court has sentenced five men to 10 to 12 years in prison for a large-scale drug offense in which drugs were brought to Finland from the Netherlands hidden inside consignments of flowers and houseplants. More than 20 other people were also convicted of minor crimes. According to the police, between mid-2018 and…
Police: The gang hid EUR 20 million worth of drugs among flowers imported to Finland
Finnish police say they found a massive smuggling operation that brought drugs from the Netherlands to Finland that were hidden in batches of flowers. According to law enforcement agencies, between mid-2018 and May last year, there were 17 drug shipments. They estimate the street value of the drug at more than 20 million euros. Two…