The European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation

• Authorities target criminal network smuggling migrants from Vietnam

  A transnational criminal network that allegedly smuggled over 1 000 migrants from Vietnam into the United Kingdom has been taken down by Belgian, French and UK authorities, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. During an action day in the early morning of 30 March, 16 suspects were arrested in France and 3 in the United Kingdom.

• Precious historic art recovered by Dutch and Romanian authorities

  After intense cooperation, authorities successfully recovered three pieces of precious historic Romanian art that were stolen from the Dutch Drents Museum. A joint investigation team, set up at Eurojust shortly after the theft, allowed close cooperation that led to the recovery of the valuable pieces after an investigation spanning over a year.

• Global actions hit cocaine traffickers in Brazil

  The first ever joint investigation team (JIT) between French and Brazilian authorities, supported and funded by Eurojust, has dealt a significant blow to an international drug trafficking network. Following the discovery of 124 kg of cocaine on a cargo ship arriving at a port in France from Brazil, authorities from both countries worked together through a JIT to arrest key members of the network.

• Arrests take down violent criminal network trafficking hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into Scotland

  A joint action day coordinated from Eurojust’s headquarters has led to the arrest of 13 suspects from a Scottish organised crime group. The group is suspected of running a prolific criminal network involved in the transport of large quantities of drugs, including hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, into Scotland. Thanks to close cooperation by UK and Spanish authorities, coordinated by Eurojust, five suspects were arrested in Spain and a further eight in the United Kingdom.

• Financial crime investigation culminates in arrests and frozen assets of high value

  Two individuals suspected of committing serious economic and financial crimes resulting in losses amounting to tens of millions of euros have been arrested during an international operation coordinated from Eurojust. Over 400 investigators worked together across six countries to search 49 properties and gather essential evidence to continue the investigations.