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Sixteen-year-old jailed for four and a half years for contract killing in Uppsala

The court linked the death of a 19-year-old to organised crime. Unknown individuals gave the shooter the assignment through an encrypted app.

Istanbul police arrested 23 suspects in simultaneous raids at 36 addresses on 11 November, Anadolu Ajansı reported.

Four people died and 29 were injured in the shootings, police told a Belgian parliamentary hearing.

British police arrested nine suspects in Exeter and one in East Sussex.

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Four arrests in Campo de Gibraltar cocaine investigation

The Guardia Civil seized over 3.4 kg of cocaine, two firearms and two bulletproof vests in Operation Winky.

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Thirteen suspects face precautionary measures in Matera drugs case

Italian judges ordered measures against eight adults and five minors in an investigation into a suspected drug network.

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More than 170 kg of cannabis found under coal dust in lorry from Spain

Polish customs and police intercepted a shipment near Poznań with an estimated street value exceeding 3 million złoty.

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Seven arrested in Sicilian mafia investigation

Carabinieri arrested seven suspects in an investigation into extortion and labour exploitation in the Nebrodi area.

Spain’s Guardia Civil seized cocaine, hashish, marijuana, weapons and nearly €5,000. An illegal power connection disrupted a sign on the AP-7 motorway.

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Police officer killed by explosive in backpack in Oviedo; second officer seriously injured

A police response to the shooting of a 17-year-old girl ended in a deadly explosion. A dog handler died and a bomb disposal specialist was seriously injured.

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Explosives and Kalashnikovs used in cash-van robbery near Foggia

An armed gang blocked the SS16 with burning vehicles and a bus. Sky TG24 reports that the robbers escaped with money; the amount has not been established.

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Eleven kilos of heroin and cocaine found in Padua; fourth suspect detained

Some drugs were concealed in sealed food tins. Phone analysis identified the alleged organiser, according to the Guardia di Finanza.

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Twelve measures in Valle Caudina antimafia operation over drugs and extortion

Nine suspects face prison custody and three house arrest. Prosecutors are investigating a hierarchical drug network and extortion using mafia methods.

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International operation targets alleged luxury-car money laundering network

Seven principal suspects are at the centre of a German investigation into tax fraud, money laundering and possible sanctions evasion. Estimated losses run to tens of millions of euros.

The Ferrum unit led searches of homes and the Biesdorf clubhouse on 9 November. A property in Brandenburg was also targeted.

French investigators followed a consignment intended to supply the Saint-Étienne and Lyon areas. The three arrested men have been remanded in custody.

Spanish police link the group to an international drug trafficking and money laundering network. Five pistols and police-style equipment were found.

Six suspects are in prison after a UDYCO investigation into a network that police say operated on Ibiza for at least three summer seasons.

Irish police are investigating organised crime and drug-related intimidation in Ballymun and North Dublin. The investigation has now led to twelve arrests.

Almost a year of investigation led to three arrests. Searches in five towns uncovered 1.5 kilos of cocaine, cannabis, cash and weapons.

Roermond court scheduled a 9 November hearing concerning cocaine smuggling and participation in a criminal organisation.

The Hague court imposed sentences on 9 November for producing and trafficking MDMA and methamphetamine. A fire had exposed the laboratory.

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Joran van der Sloot alleges attempted murder: a new account after his prison transfer

In a letter to John van den Heuvel, Joran van der Sloot gives a different account of the incident that left him seriously injured in his Peruvian cell in December 2025. He alleges an attack by four fellow prisoners. He now reports a transfer to Cochamarca, against a backdrop of violence, criminal cases and complaints about his safety.

Police arrested fourteen men and five women on 3 November in an organised drug supply investigation. The suspected dealing line is believed to have operated since October 2020.

German investigators seized a commercial property worth about €500,000 on 9 November. Its suspected owner allegedly has links to organised crime with connections to Turkey.

About 1,000 officers searched 82 properties across three states on 3 November. Investigators have 53 suspects; five arrest warrants were executed and €6.3 million in assets frozen.

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Fifteen detained after international operation against suspected Burtea trafficking network

An investigation into the sexual exploitation of around thirty women led to 57 searches in Romania, Germany and Austria. Romanian police reported fifteen arrests on 6 November.

Nine people aged 26 to 44 are being investigated in a drugs case around Călărași. TVR reported on the group on 8 November, saying it sourced substances from the Netherlands.

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Operation Trade: four arrested over investment fraud affecting 135 German victims

Ukrainian and German investigators are examining call centres that police say took over €4.3 million. Four members of the suspected criminal organisation have been arrested.

Kyiv police arrested a 32-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man suspected of large-scale online drug dealing. The seized stock is valued at 10.5 million hryvnias.

Five men and one woman were arrested over a network allegedly selling anabolic substances and medicines from Asia. Its reported turnover exceeds one million złoty.

Officers found over 45 litres of liquid amphetamine base and laboratory equipment at illegal production sites. Police say the base could yield around 60 kilograms of amphetamine.

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Naples: 28 arrested in operation against three Camorra groups in Pianura

Italian police arrested 28 suspects in an anti-mafia investigation targeting three groups in Naples’ Pianura district. The operation concerns Esposito/Marsicano, Lago and Perfetto.

Polícia Judiciária arrested four men and a woman suspected of organised drug smuggling and sales inside Vale do Sousa prison.

Portuguese authorities intercepted around 1.1 tonnes of hashish at Porto das Barcas in São Teotónio. Four foreign suspects aged between sixteen and 43 were arrested.

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Graveyard 02: 19 arrested over Granada-to-Slovenia cannabis route

The Guardia Civil arrested nineteen people in an investigation into an organisation allegedly sending cannabis to Slovenia. Four suspects are in pre-trial detention.

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Melilla: 73 arrested over suspected €3.5 million social security fraud

Spanish police arrested 73 Melilla residents in an investigation into large-scale fraud involving sickness benefits.

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Attica: charges follow investigation into extortion, bombings and arson

Greek prosecutors have brought charges in a case against a suspected extortion organisation behind attacks on hospitality businesses in Attica. A 49-year-old prisoner allegedly directed the group.

A 43-year-old Albanian man was arrested in Athens after six years on the run. He had received two life sentences in absentia for the 2020 double axe murder in Loutraki.

Turkish police arrested Odil Khudayberdiev in Mersin. Uzbekistan had sought him internationally through an Interpol red notice over suspected drug trafficking.

An Izmir-led investigation into a suspected criminal betting organisation has resulted in 35 remand orders. Nine suspects remain wanted.

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One dead and one critically injured in shooting outside Villeurbanne fast-food restaurant

A 23-year-old man was shot dead and another man seriously injured outside a fast-food restaurant in Villeurbanne. Two suspected gunmen fled.

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Another Kortenberg explosion damages home and parked car

An explosion on Brouwerijstraat in Kortenberg damaged a home and a parked car on Saturday evening. It was the second explosion on the same street within a week.

Police arrested seven men and a woman in a drug investigation. Searches of nine homes uncovered 3.6 kilograms of hard drugs and more than €40,000 in cash.

LFI MP Farida Amrani suffered minor injuries when a masked man fired a powerful firework inside a hair salon in Évry-Courcouronnes. Prosecutors are investigating the attack.

The Guardia Civil arrested 22 people during a series of drug operations in Granada province. Officers seized 13,165 cannabis plants and 3.3 kilograms of drugs described as pink cocaine.

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Lisbon: 23 kilos of heroin seized, two men arrested

PSP arrested two men aged 24 and 27 in Campo de Ourique on 3 November on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Swedish Customs announced on 6 November that a 38-year-old man faces prosecution for organising seven drug shipments from Spain. The agency says Sky ECC and EncroChat messages link him to the smuggling of 1.6 tonnes of drugs.

On 3 November, the Dutch Supreme Court declared an appeal inadmissible concerning the removal of EncroChat and Sky ECC data from a criminal file. The separate complaint procedure offered no route to that remedy.

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Algeciras: 51 kilos of cocaine hidden in container refrigeration unit

Spanish police and customs investigators found 45 cocaine packages in a refrigerated container at Algeciras port. An unusually hard-working cooling unit drew their attention.

Five people were arrested in the investigation into the disappearance of Darren ‘Roy’ Hoolahan, 37, brother of former Ireland international Wes Hoolahan. A November 8 update reports four held without bail.

Romanian police and prosecutors are carrying out a new phase of Jupiter 6 on 8 November: eleven actions involving 55 home search warrants. Investigations cover corruption, loan sharking, coercion and money laundering.

Following a four-month investigation, Albanian police arrested two brothers aged 49 and 57. A 24-year-old remains wanted.

The Guardia Civil targeted a suspected drug organisation in Brunete and Villanueva de la Cañada. Five vehicles were also seized.

A partly dismantled laboratory was found in a house on Venlosesteenweg, where prosecutors say several synthetic drugs were produced.

Carabinieri discovered two bags containing 71 vacuum-packed blocks of cocaine in a parked car near the Vele in Scampia.

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Krakow: six killed in market-square shooting; gunman arrested

A man fired at people from a car in Krakow’s historic centre. Six people were killed and more than ten wounded, including two police officers.

A joint operation led to thirteen arrests in France and eight in Germany. Five cannabis plantations containing over 2,300 plants were dismantled in Germany.

Twelve people involved in a maritime smuggling plot were sentenced in Portsmouth. The NCA intercepted sixteen cocaine bales at Medmerry Beach; organiser Daniel Jamieson received 22 years.

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Gothenburg: four remanded after family-network raid; vape sales linked to laundering inquiry

Swedish police are investigating aggravated money laundering in Hammarkullen. SVT reports that four people were remanded and detention was requested for three others.

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Schiedam: one dead and one wounded in front-garden shooting; three gunmen sought

A young man died following a shooting on Weverpad on 7 November. A second victim was wounded. Police are searching for three suspected gunmen.

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Organised crime operations in sixteen provinces: 55 suspects remanded

Authorities seized hundreds of weapons. Legal proceedings were initiated against 198 suspects.

Police arrested 120 people in investigations including fraud, illegal betting and money laundering. Twenty-three companies and their accounts were seized.

Raids in seventeen provinces resulted in the seizure of about 70 million lira in assets. Investigators report major cash and cryptocurrency transfers.

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Batman: billions in money flows examined in illegal betting case

An investigation in ten provinces identified about 3.95 billion lira in account transactions. A follow-up report says 25 suspects were remanded in custody.

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Drug production site uncovered in Istanbul: 600,000 pills seized

Four police operations in five districts led to seven arrests. More than 526 kilograms of drugs and additives combined were also found.

Police are investigating a link between attacks in Ümraniye and Beylikdüzü. Security cameras recorded the incidents.

Police found an AK-47, a pistol and ammunition. Businesspeople and well-known figures were allegedly intended targets.

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Konya: 29 arrests in Paravan-2 investment fraud operation

An investigation into bogus investment platforms led to raids in sixteen provinces. Investigators examined almost 285 million lira in account transactions.

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Twelve arrests over shootings and arson attacks on businesses

Police link twelve suspects to seven incidents in Istanbul. Raids took place in three provinces.

A coordinated operation against suspected drug dealers led to 88 arrests. A court remanded 82 suspects in custody.

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Ibiza: over a million ecstasy pills seized in Operation Adriático (2024)

The Guardia Civil arrested nine people in Ibiza and Málaga and seized a major haul of synthetic drugs. The shared police video concerns the September 2024 operation.

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Eight arrests in Polish drug investigation linked to Bandidos: almost 27kg seized

Małopolska police report seven people charged in a drugs and illicit-cigarette investigation. Police identify two arrested men as Bandidos members.

Toulon prosecutors have updated the results of searches in four towns. All eight suspects have been remanded in custody.

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Fourteen Núcleo Nacional arrests and ten searches across seven Spanish provinces

Spanish police are investigating alleged incitement to hatred, unlawful association and weapons possession. The Madrid headquarters was also searched.

Six defendants face trial in the Murene investigation. Mehrez A., 40, admitted travelling to the Netherlands for a contract killing.

The specialist Kinesis police unit arrested at least nine men overnight on 6–7 November. Officers found firearms and cash during vehicle checks.

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Two 16-year-olds charged over killings in Oslo and Norrköping

Swedish prosecutors have charged two boys over fatal shootings in Norway and Sweden. Two other boys face charges of assisting the Norrköping killing.

The 23-year-old built and posted a 3D-printed submachine gun and traded illegal firearms. Investigators uncovered his links to a convicted gun smuggler.

More than sixty officers searched properties after a seven-month investigation into heroin and cocaine supply to Gwynedd. Six people were arrested and five charged.

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London phone robbery ringleader jailed for 13 years and six months

Sammie Govera was sentenced on 6 November in a case involving a network responsible for stealing around £150,000 worth of phones.

Police found cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, a firearm and ammunition in southern Saxony-Anhalt. A 33-year-old main suspect is in custody.

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Fourteen arrests in drug raids across Berlin and Brandenburg

Police searched 28 locations on 5 November in an investigation into a suspected drug network. Drugs, cash and weapons were seized.

Moscow court extends remand until 9 January 2027, Vesti.az reported today citing TASS.

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Ten arrested over Greek smuggling route through Albania; passports allegedly held against labour debts

Findings announced today concern over five hundred migrants and at least €750,000 in suspected proceeds.

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Three remanded after Gdynia kidnapping; police recover over 15,000 drug doses

Polish police announced today that five young suspects were arrested in an organised-crime investigation.

The suspect is due before an examining magistrate on 6 November following the discovery at Californiëplein.

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Craig Le-Mare jailed for twenty years after failed raid on 780-kilogram cocaine shipment

The three convicted people in the British investigation received a combined 47 years and nine months.

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Operation Driver: six court measures targeting Turin-based drug network suspects

The wider investigation has recorded 21 arrests and more than 780 kilograms of seized drugs.

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Twelve arrested in Galician drug network accused of planning raids on rivals

Seventeen searches uncover drugs, six firearms and around €138,000.

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SPAK seeks up to 35 years in Albania's Plumbi i Artë murder case

Fifteen defendants face sentencing requests in an investigation into contract killings and violence between criminal groups.

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Russell Brand found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults

A London jury found Russell Brand guilty of four sexual offences on 5 November. Sentencing is scheduled for Monday 9 November.

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Ukraine police update on Khimprom: U420 shops remain closed and crypto assets frozen

Ukrainian police report 416 company accounts and nearly four million USDT frozen in the U420 investigation. Investigators link the retail chain to the suspected Khimprom drug network.

Omroep Delft reported on 5 November on a Rotterdam conviction for international drug trafficking, including approximately 70 kilos of cocaine in Delft in 2019.

Jerrycans in a home on Sint Martinusstraat in Beek contained 900 litres of chemicals used to produce drugs, Dutch police report. Two men were arrested.

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Operation Luna: six arrests and six children located in suspected child-selling case

Spanish police and the Guardia Civil arrested three men and three women. The investigation concerns suspected child selling in Badajoz, Montijo, Linares and Portugal.

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Three arrested near Seville as police seize AK-47 and working antitank launcher

Spanish police arrested three people suspected of supplying military weapons to drug gangs. An AK-47 and an operational M80 antitank launcher were seized.

Kyiv police arrested a 33-year-old man after a grenade explosion in a residential building on Zodchykh Street. A 4 November statement says nobody was injured; an apartment door and shared corridor were damaged.

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Sixteen arrested in Polish VAT fraud investigation; over 57,000 electric scooters seized

Polish tax and investigation authorities announced a suspected VAT fraud case involving electric scooters. Their 4 November statement estimates the potential loss to the state budget at no less than 162 million złoty.

Norway’s financial crime authority Økokrim has charged four people in a major investigation involving financial misconduct, illegal gambling and drugs. The prosecution was announced on 3 November, with trial scheduled for January 2027.

Portuguese investigators arrested four suspected members of a smuggling cell at Humberto Delgado airport. Lusa, citing a police statement on 4 November, reports that around 117 kilograms of cocaine were seized and all four suspects were remanded in custody.

German special units arrested a suspect in the Reutlingen district on 3 November over allegations that he commissioned an arson attack in Poland. The attack targeted a satellite internet terminal on 23 September.

On 4 November Sweden’s Supreme Court approved a broad exclusion order concerning a person linked to the conflict between two criminal networks on Hisingen. The ruling explains the risks prosecutors must establish.

Prosecutors announced five arrests on 4 November.

The Guardia Civil counted 12 tonnes of cocaine over four days, El Español reported, citing sources close to the investigation.

Gothenburg District Court sentenced the gunman and three accomplices to life for murdering a man in Tolered. The court linked the planned execution to the gang conflict in Biskopsgården.

Swedish prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old with the September 2024 killing of a 29-year-old. The prosecution links the case to an ongoing conflict between two criminal groups from Örebro.

Berlin Regional Court ruled the messages inadmissible on 1 July 2021. The Berlin Court of Appeal overturned that decision on 30 August 2021.

Gothenburg District Court sentenced four defendants on 2 November in case B 5583-26.

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1,184 kg of cocaine found on fishing boat in Santa Pola

The Civil Guard arrested ten suspects. A judge remanded four of them in custody.

Police suspect a 50-year-old man of helping prepare cocaine imports through Vlissingen, Antwerp and Rotterdam.

Authorities searched 17 locations and seized more than 100 servers on 3 November. Eurojust estimates losses at more than €4 million.

An explosion damaged a home on Estlandstraat in Almere overnight from Sunday to Monday. Nobody was injured, police say.

Residents on Oosterdreef in Nieuw-Vennep put out a fire at their front door themselves after an explosion early on Monday. Nobody was injured, police say.

The trial of former Portuguese MP and lawyer Duarte Lima for Rosalina Ribeiro’s murder is scheduled for 5 November in Sintra, ZAP reports. The case concerns her death in Brazil in December 2009.

The organisation allegedly diverted donations for seriously ill children and laundered proceeds. Charges also concern suspected bribery over football matches; the founder denies the accusations.

A Russian court has sentenced an organiser and two gang members for kidnapping and extortion. Kommersant, citing the courts’ press service, reports prison terms of eleven, ten and nine years.

Five people have been detained in Istanbul over an alleged armed attack planned against Genç Fenerbahçeliler supporter leader Cem Gölbaşı. Turkish reports describe four suspected participants and an alleged weapons supplier.

A Dutch national known as ‘Tommy’ has been arrested in Santa Rosa de Cabal on an Interpol red notice relating to a drugs case in the Netherlands. Colombian media reported the arrest on 31 October.

The trial of 34-year-old Jeffrey K. opened at Leipzig Regional Court on 2 November. Court reporter Lucas Böhme of Leipziger Zeitung reported that, on his lawyer’s advice, the defendant initially made no statement about the charges of two murders and 85 attempted murders.

A judge ordered detention without bail on 1 November for the suspect in a stabbing in Tordehumos. One man died and two others were injured at a rural hostel on 31 October.

Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld Youssef J.’s prison sentence of 21 years and three months, Europa Press reports. He was convicted of murdering his wife Zhour B. in August 2023.

Kommersant reports that a cassation court has returned former senator Alexander Sabadash’s third criminal case for a fresh appeal review. It concerns a 75-million-rouble loan from Tavrichesky Bank.

An explosion at a café on Rue François-Joseph Navez in Schaerbeek shattered several windows early on Sunday. Nobody was injured. Brussels prosecutors primarily suspect a criminal act, BRUZZ and Belga report.

An explosion damaged a home on Azollastraat in Lisserbroek on Saturday evening. Nobody was injured. Police suspect that powerful fireworks caused the blast.

A programmer was allegedly robbed of cash and bitcoin after hours of violence. Kommersant reports that five men are accused; investigators put the loss above 84 million roubles.

Povitriana Tryvoha issued false warnings about nuclear and chemical danger on 1 November. Developers say they temporarily stopped the service before a partial overnight restoration.

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Over 220 years in prison in UK cocaine-in-cheese case

West Yorkshire Police announced on 30 October the results of an investigation into a network involving 4.5 tonnes of cocaine. Drugs were smuggled into the UK in cheese and other food cargo. Fifteen of eighteen convicted defendants had received sentences.

Ten men received prison sentences totalling more than 85 years at Bradford on 30 October for wholesale cocaine and cannabis supply. West Yorkshire Police say two Halifax addresses served a network reaching other parts of northern England.

Portuguese police have arrested two suspects in Sintra wanted by the United Kingdom for fraud and money laundering. Police say the case concerns more than 300 pandemic-support claims worth over £1.5 million.

On 19 January 2026, the Tribunal of Imperia refused EncroChat material attributed by prosecutors to Luca Rinaldi. A court-appointed expert could not examine how the French data had been filtered and structured.

At the first preliminary hearing of four suspects linked to the Meidoornstraat drugs lab, prosecutors described raw materials for six million ecstasy pills. The court returned the landlord to custody, ANP reports.

A 21-year-old Amsterdam man wanted by Germany over suspected involvement in a series of explosions has been arrested again. Dutch prosecutors also announced two arrests of fugitive convicts in separate cases.

An explosion struck a home in Mechelen-aan-de-Maas on Friday evening. TV Limburg, citing Belga, reports that nobody was injured.

NABU suspects a former company director of embezzlement through sham arms-export brokerage. Ukrainska Pravda identifies the suspect as Taras Shyiko, citing its own source.

Pushkino court has selected a replacement jury for the case against Valery Tsimbaev and four others, Kommersant reports. The proceedings concern an alleged contract-killing network involving former special-forces personnel.

Polish police arrested a 38-year-old man on 29 October under a European Arrest Warrant issued by the Irish authorities. Police say he is suspected of involvement in a criminal organisation trafficking weapons and drugs and laundering money.

Austria’s Supreme Court rejected objections to Sky ECC evidence in a heroin case on 7 January 2026. Only the confiscation of objects required a fresh hearing; the other parts of the judgment were left intact by this decision.

Poland’s cybercrime bureau CBZC has arrested two further suspects in an international fraud investigation overseen by prosecutors in Olsztyn. The bureau says identified losses now exceed 20 million zlotys.

Ukrainian police say nine people face prosecution over an illicit tobacco supply chain between Ternopil and Odesa. Investigators also allege the laundering of more than 35 million hryvnias.

On 27 March 2026, Dutch prosecutors sought 17 years and nine months for Piet S., known as Dikke Piet and the Hague Godfather. They presented sentencing requests for eighteen people and eight companies in the Taxus appeal proceedings.

A 36-year-old employee of the Hague police unit remains in custody. The national police integrity investigators are examining whether he supplied confidential police information for payment.

A Brussels investigating judge released M. S. on 29 October in the investigation into the police inspector’s killing. The Brussels prosecutor-general’s office confirmed the decision to Belga.

A judge, a court employee and a lawyer have been arrested in a corruption investigation involving Jozef Marcus Hendrika van der Voort, known as Baco. The Netherlands seeks his extradition in a drugs case.

Albanian court reporters published further details on 30 October about the corruption investigation involving former deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku. The reported list comprises 31 individuals and legal entities.

Södertälje District Court sentenced a man and woman in their thirties to life on 30 October for murder, two attempted murders and a serious firearms offence. The court found they had been recruited through Signal.

Francesco Di Martino, described by ANSA as a co-founder and leader of the Afeltra-Di Martino clan, was shot dead in Pimonte near Naples on 30 October. Carabinieri are investigating the killing.

The Court of Appeal refused Nana Oppong’s renewed applications on 24 July 2026. The arguments included the previous conviction put before the jury after his allegations about manipulated evidence.

The Court of Appeal dismissed Gary Hughes’s sentence appeal on 6 October 2026. The cash handler, who used the name Guppy Salah, had admitted nine money-laundering offences.

Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office announced on 30 October that thirteen people face prosecution over transport robberies. Two suspects, including the alleged leader, were surrendered from Spain.

An explosion blew out the front door of a home on Hilversumstraat in Arnhem overnight on 29–30 October. Nobody was home at the time, Crimesite reports, citing police information.

Seven suspects were arrested in Romania during an international drug operation. Eurojust describes a network allegedly providing transport for other criminal groups, with Sky ECC messages forming part of the investigation.

The High Court in Glasgow sentenced five men on 30 October for collecting, storing and moving criminal cash. According to Police Scotland, Anthony Carroll senior controlled approximately £19 million between January and May 2020.

The lawyer representing cocaine suspect Jan G. has withdrawn from the case. Sources close to the investigation told EenVandaag on 30 October that the lawyer had been seriously threatened.

Brussels prosecutors requested two years in prison and an additional €105,000 financial penalty for Radja Nainggolan on 30 October. The footballer is on trial with fifteen others in an international cocaine-trafficking case.

Two men were arrested during searches on 29 October. A 56-year-old suspect was remanded in custody.

Belgian Federal Police reported an operation on 16 October 2026 against an organisation suspected of bringing stolen vehicles to Belgium and changing their identities. Nineteen people were arrested during 23 searches.

Thieves stole much of the Treasure of Villena from the town’s museum on 27 August. The Guardia Civil obtained camera footage of a raid involving several people and vehicles.

Sweden’s Economic Crime Authority announced a new indictment for aggravated commercial money laundering on 28 October. Prosecutors link the Södertörn court case to an earlier network that turned over nearly half a billion Swedish kronor in three years.

Silesian police reported eleven arrests on 30 October in an investigation into illegal gambling premises around Rybnik and Racibórz. Five suspects were remanded in custody.

A large DDoS attack targeted Norway’s ID-porten login service from 24 to 26 August. Digitalisation agency Digdir’s review says other national digital services consequently became wholly or partly unavailable at intervals.

An already imprisoned man allegedly recruited gunmen from his cell, while a woman is suspected of providing logistical help. They were placed under formal investigation on 22 October, AFP reported on 29 October.

German federal prosecutors announced on 7 October that August Hanning and Manfred D. had been remanded in custody. The investigation concerns almost two thousand documents from the foreign intelligence service BND.

The Federal Supreme Court rejected Erwin Sperisen’s appeal against his conviction for aiding seven murders at Guatemala’s Pavón prison. The judgment of 8 September was published on 22 October.

On 25 June 2026, The Hague District Court imposed five years in prison for cocaine offences, preparing arms trafficking and money laundering. It rejected the request to exclude Sky ECC messages.

Swiss federal prosecutors confirmed three arrests in the Netherlands on 21 October following the 19 October ATM bombing in Beringen, which caused a fire beside homes.

On 26 June 2026 The Hague District Court sentenced a father and son to six and a half and six years in the Awarra investigation. It used encrypted chats as evidence. It found privacy violations in separate phone and APN inquiries without excluding evidence.

A 21-year-old man died on 27 October after a Kalashnikov shooting in Marseille’s Air Bel neighbourhood. Le Parisien, citing police and prosecutors, reported that two people fled in a stolen van.

On 7 March 2025 the Federal Supreme Court declined a Canadian suspect’s appeal against extradition to France. It found that he had not demonstrated an exceptionally important case meeting the statutory threshold for this appeal.

Irish police are investigating the Birchwood arson attack as multiple murder. Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum and Jayden died on 13 October. Two defendants appeared in court; four other arrested people were released without charge.

Antwerp’s Institute of Tropical Medicine reports a digital intrusion in which data were stolen. On 29 October ITdaily reported 2,300 affected people. The institute confirms through Belga that affected people have been informed and a police complaint filed.

The Norwegian Supreme Court’s appeals selection committee refused three appeals in HR-2024-647-U on 8 April 2024. The convicted defendants challenged Sky ECC evidence because they could not inspect all the underlying information.

SVT reports that Södertörn District Court sentenced two men to four and six years in prison on 29 October in the Fruängen case. The investigation concerned 56 hand grenades and extortion that prosecutors link to Foxtrot.

On 9 January 2025 the Federal Court of Justice rejected a challenge to French Sky ECC evidence in case 1 StR 142/24. The judgment nevertheless required reconsideration under Germany’s changed cannabis law.

On 27 October prosecutors in Almelo sought four years in prison for Pièrre S. and three for Brygida S. The two 68-year-old defendants from Enschede allegedly laundered more than €3.4 million between 2010 and 2023.

Two men aged 54 and 51 were arrested on 28 October on suspicion of murdering Ferdinant Hoti. An investigating judge in Venice ordered their remand, ANSA, Rai and Corriere del Veneto reported on 29 October.

On 16 December 2024 the High Court in Northern Ireland refused leave for judicial review of Markey’s committal for trial. His objections concerned written statements from French investigator Jeremy Decou.

On 26 February 2026 France’s Conseil d’État dismissed a challenge to an extradition decree. The applicant disputed, among other things, his ability to challenge French Sky ECC evidence in Montenegro.

Albanian police reported on 29 October that a 29-year-old suspect from Mat had been extradited from Frankfurt. Panorama identifies him as Ardit Gjokrosa, charged over alleged preparations for a murder within a criminal group.

Stockholm District Court convicted Jonas Falk on 28 July 2026 of four serious drug offences involving more than 2,300 kilos of cocaine. His lawyer announced an appeal that day, challenging the weight given to Sky ECC chats.

On 5 August 2026 the Federal Supreme Court held that an immediate appeal against Zurich’s exclusion of Sky ECC data was inadmissible. Prosecutors could challenge the evidence ruling together with the later final judgment.

Warsaw prosecutors announced on 2 January that Andrzej Z., known as Słowik, and associates Cycek and Pieprzu had been charged with trying to extort 100,000 złoty. Słowik is a former leader of the Pruszków gang.

Police are investigating suspected arson at the disused Grünes Herz restaurant. The building was engulfed in flames on 29 October, causing at least €50,000 in damage according to police.

Specialists removed a suspected explosive from the entrance to a hospitality business on Berisha street in Kamëz on 29 October. The material had not detonated, police reported through Albanian media.

The Gjirokastër court remanded Behar Zyberi and Shpëtim Malasi in custody on 18 October. ABC News and Dosja report the decision in the investigation into the attack that killed Beqir Devolli, also known as Çilo Hunderri.

Almere’s council is arranging two security cameras around The Boxx coffeeshop on Evenaar. Omroep Flevoland reported the measure on 29 October, after an explosion damaged the premises three days earlier.

Belgium’s Costa case concerns more than 23 tonnes of proven cocaine imports, criminal organisations and laundering. Following the judgment of 30 July, TV Limburg reported on 1 September that appeals had been filed for 26 defendants.

Mark Dunford received ten years and six months in an EncroChat case on 11 September 2026, following guilty pleas in November 2025. Earlier, on 6 September 2024, the judge had rejected his request for additional technical material.

GE appealed the rejection of his damages claim against Eurojust and Europol on 25 March 2026. The official notice of 8 June links case C-240/26 P with T-587/24.

DG appealed the rejection of his Sky ECC damages claim on 31 March 2026. The official notice appeared on 22 June. The proceedings are numbered T-167/24 and C-274/26 P.

An explosive went off outside a home on Airbornelaan in Eindhoven on Wednesday evening, 28 October. A family with young children was inside. According to Omroep Brabant, nobody was injured.

An explosive badly damaged the front door of a home on Wijnruitweg in Tilburg. According to Omroep Brabant, a mother and her five children were at home; nobody was injured.

Belgium’s tax authority said on 29 October that a cyberattack had been stopped after attackers entered its environment. According to the service, they did not gain access to data; several services had to be isolated for recovery.

A joint operation in Belgium, France and the Netherlands resulted in 21 arrests and 27 searches on 30 September. Eurojust published the results on 2 October. Investigators targeted a network suspected of bringing drugs into Europe on commercial flights.

The Koblenz court wants further investigation before assessing the suspicions. Some suspects in the alleged fake-subscription case had spent more than eleven months in custody.

Økokrim is investigating a suspected network allegedly falsifying catch records. VG and Aftenposten report that twenty companies are suspects and more than thirty people have been arrested. Seven have been remanded in custody for four weeks.

Two men living in Norway allegedly helped arrange a weapons delivery for attack plans in Germany or Austria. VG has published details from the German indictment; both deny wrongdoing.

France’s Court of Cassation annulled a Douai decision on 31 March 2026 concerning a challenge to French investigative acts involving Sky ECC data. It held that the Paris investigating chamber had jurisdiction because a Paris investigating judge executed the Lithuanian investigation orders.

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Komi republic imposed further sentences on Yuri Kozlov and three members of the Ifa-Kozlov gang on 29 October. Komiinform and BNK, reporting judicial and investigative announcements, put the prison terms at between 18 and 27 years.

Łódź regional prosecutors announced six further arrests on 23 October in an investigation into laundering almost two million złoty from online fraud. Five of those arrested are also suspected of membership of an armed international organisation.

On 23 October, the District Court of The Hague announced the substantive hearings in the case against four men. The trial concerns the arson and explosion that devastated a block of homes on Tarwekamp on 7 December 2024.

Muhammad A., known as Saad de Paak, was arrested in Dubai in July. On 9 September, NOS Nieuwsuur reported on his suspected role in an international underground banking network and its Dutch connections.

The Øst police district’s new threat assessment describes international smuggling routes and networks connected to Sweden and Morocco, among other places.

Kommersant reports that prosecutors withheld approval of the indictment over serious procedural defects. The defendants deny the allegations.

Romanian police say one group was directed from prison. Around 1.4 kilograms of NEP has been secured.

Shkodër police also report three wanted suspects and the discovery of two suspected anti-tank mines.

Irish police are investigating suspected laundering through Liberty Recycling. Reports on court documents describe frozen accounts and the seizure of luxury vehicles and goods.

Portuguese investigators have arrested a 42-year-old man over a vehicle fire in Algueirão-Mem Martins. Flames also reached nearby woodland.

A judge in Betanzos has remanded eight suspects in custody. The investigation concerns large-scale drug trafficking and an alleged criminal organisation.

German customs intercepted about ten kilograms of cocaine in a car arriving from the Netherlands near Rhede. The 57-year-old German driver is in pre-trial detention. Authorities announced the discovery on 29 October.

On 13 October, Noord-Holland District Court refused to postpone a major drugs trial pending the European Prudniez proceedings. It used Sky ECC messages as evidence and sentenced the defendant to five years and nine months in prison.

On 29 October the European Court of Human Rights found a breach of Article 7 in Lo Sicco v. Italy, application 14417/09. The case concerns the foreseeability of criminal liability for supporting a mafia organisation.

NABU and SAP have completed their investigation into the loss of almost 106,000 tonnes of grain from Ukraine’s state grain corporation. On 29 October they announced that case materials had been opened for inspection. The case concerns five suspects.

The Dutch FIOD arrested a 45-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman from Almere on 20 October. The investigation concerns suspected laundering of millions of euros and mortgage fraud. FIOD says Sky ECC communications played an important part in investigating the man.

Yehudi Moszkowicz says his client is being released without conditions after the defence challenged the attribution, integrity and completeness of Sky ECC data.

Dutch prosecutors are bringing charges against seven police officers for breaching use-of-force instructions resulting in death after the arrest of a 32-year-old man in Rotterdam in June 2023. The case against an eighth officer has been dropped, prosecutors announced on 29 October.

The three suspects in the investigation into the explosion that killed six people in Athens’s Plaka district have been arrested. SKAI and ERT reported the arrests on the evening of 29 October. The case concerns suspected damage to gas pipes to steal copper.

Spanish customs investigators and police are examining an alleged laundering plan involving companies and foundations in Cantabria. Seven people were arrested and the main suspect was remanded in custody. Authorities announced the case on 29 October.

On 27 October, the Dutch Supreme Court rejected appeal complaints in a drugs case in which the defence sought to question three unidentified EncroChat users. The conviction stands; the prison term falls from seven years and two months to six years and ten months because the appeal proceedings took too long.

A joint operation in France and Spain led to six arrests. Toulouse prosecutors described distribution through Telegram, street outlets and parcel delivery. They sought pretrial detention for five suspects.

Belgian prosecutors are seeking four years in prison over kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik’s alleged role in retrieving around 200 kilograms of cocaine. His defence disputes the attribution of Sky ECC messages.

Max Tyson and Ryan Brough each received three years and four months for a series of shop burglaries. Harry Johnson received one year and ten months for handling stolen goods. The Metropolitan Police announced the sentences on 29 October.

Kévin T. was remanded in custody on 29 October after being placed under formal antiterrorism investigation. Reuters reported the measure that evening, citing a judicial source. The 39-year-old is suspected of the attack in Trappes and La Verrière that killed Pengo Bossio Wangi and injured seven people.

Police in Rzeszów reported on 29 October that seven people have been indicted in an international VAT-fraud case involving stretch film and plastic granules. Investigators say the alleged scheme put at least 18,623,631 złoty of tax revenue at risk.

Italian carabinieri arrested a 22-year-old man from Milan province on 29 October. Their statement says he is suspected of self-training for terrorist activities and preparing attacks on a synagogue and a Muslim place of prayer in the city’s surrounding area.

A man was shot dead overnight on 29 October at Joan XXIII Hospital in Tarragona, where he was recovering from an earlier shooting in Salou. Catalan detectives are investigating how the gunman entered the hospital and who was behind the attack.

On 29 October, a Dutch court ordered four suspects in a human trafficking or attempted trafficking case to remain in pretrial detention for another ninety days. The investigation concerns two Colombian women who may have been brought from Spain to the Netherlands and forced into prostitution.

A sixteen-year-old was formally placed under investigation in Paris on 28 October over the French tax authority hack. Prosecutors confirmed to AFP that he was placed under judicial supervision. The authority says data concerning 678,000 individuals and businesses were accessed or stolen.

French and Ukrainian authorities searched property in France in a corruption investigation involving 67,000 substandard body armour vests for Ukraine’s armed forces. Eurojust said on 29 October that the procurement caused losses exceeding €53 million.

Vienna police seized about sixty kilograms of cannabis and 3.6 kilograms of cocaine in an organised drug-trafficking investigation. Five men were arrested.

Kommersant reports that hearings have begun on prosecutors’ request to designate 64 people around Ruben Kosyan as extremists and confiscate over six billion roubles in assets.

Irish customs published details in September about its role in Operation Atlas Nexus.

Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court has convicted the former employee in the invoice case. Three accomplices were also sentenced; his sister was acquitted.

Irish customs and the national drugs and organised crime bureau found approximately 255 kilos of suspected cannabis in the Dublin region on 28 May.

Irish customs and national drug investigators found 506 kilos of cannabis during a search of premises in County Louth on 30 January.

Irish customs seized about 9.36 million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort on 6 October.

Irish customs found drugs valued at an estimated €11.5 million at Dublin Port between 24 and 26 July.

Zurich cantonal police arrested two men in Kloten on 6 October.

Swiss federal prosecutors reported on 24 April that nine people had been arrested in an international ATM bombing investigation.

Vienna detectives arrested six people on 1 October while investigating a suspected drug group.

Oslo District Court found the former executive unlawfully received almost NOK 2 million and cost his organisation more than NOK 10 million.

Økokrim announced an indictment on 26 January concerning payments linked to acquiring interests in Congolese oil licences.

A man from Bærum was convicted of handling over NOK 14 million in criminal proceeds and fraud exceeding NOK 5 million.

Borgarting's appeal court sentenced a woman in her fifties to one year and eight months for concealing embezzled client money.

The Dublin court sentenced Francis Ogbuefi to nine years and Steven Silvester to seven and a half. Their network handled over €6 million from scams including romance fraud and smishing.

Irish and Northern Irish agencies seized more than 160 kg of cannabis between them. Officers in Northern Ireland also found 22 imitation firearms and cash.

Police seized cocaine and heroin with an estimated street value exceeding €2 million. Two men were charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.

The UK seeks Peter “Peadar” Keating’s surrender to serve a firearms-conspiracy sentence. He appeared before Dublin’s High Court on 26 June 2026.

Fifteen defendants, including medical staff and businesspeople, received prison terms in Moscow.

Russian police detained two suspected former gang members near Moscow. The investigation concerns extortion and criminal-organisation membership.

Kommersant reports a further verdict in the airport investigation: Dmitry Boglayev received eighteen years and Ruslan Khusenov seventeen. Five women were also convicted.

Swedish police reported a new arrest on 22 October over suspected large-scale money laundering in Candy. Earlier, Sveriges Radio linked an alleged key figure to an offer of twelve weapons to Ismail Abdo.

Two men have been convicted on appeal of misusing grants intended for peace projects and preventing deforestation.

Økokrim is investigating whether Norwegian port services between 2021 and 2025 were overbilled by more than €1 million.

A man aged around 35 has been brought to Sweden in an investigation into an unexecuted attack plan in Uppsala.

A chance traffic stop uncovered 66,860 silver coins. Økokrim values the collection at no less than NOK 25 million.

A man in his thirties has been charged following a joint Irish police and customs operation on 20 October.

Portuguese authorities seized almost a tonne of cocaine following a pursuit at sea. A suspicious speedboat had been located off Setúbal.

Portuguese police found about a tonne of cocaine among sugar sacks in ten containers from South America. Three Portuguese and Brazilian men were arrested.

The Court of Appeal dismissed Aziz’s conviction appeal on 20 February 2026. A central issue was refusal to adjourn for further expert work on EncroChat evidence.

The Catanzaro judge rejected requests to exclude Sky ECC evidence and seek further investigations in France. The abbreviated trial continues.

Three men received eleven, nine and six years in prison. Thousands of victims abroad lost more than NOK 900 million altogether.

The court punished an organised network combining fake messages with calls from supposed bank staff and police officers.

Three men have been convicted over their work on the international drugs marketplace. The longest sentence is eight years and three months.

Prosecutors in Bergslagen are pursuing a group accused of deceiving victims by telephone and remotely controlling their computers.

More than a hundred officers searched properties on 14 October in an investigation into a suspected organised trading group.

The legal classification of the killings was upheld. The leaders had received eighteen- and twenty-one-year terms.

Lower Austrian police reported on 23 October that two suspects had been arrested at a drug handover in Tribuswinkel on 13 July.

Albanian police reported on 1 October the arrest of F. M., aged 47, in Kavajë. Italy wants him on suspicion of membership of a criminal organisation and drug trafficking.

Albanian police reported on 9 September that 107.7 kilos of cannabis were found at Durrës port during operation Anchor 2.

Frontex announced the results of Joint Action Days Mobile 9 on 26 October.

Interpol reported on 6 July that operation Global Chain resulted in 1,024 arrests, 2,070 identified victims and 465 new investigations.

Vienna police announced on 18 October that operation Castillo led to three arrests in Vienna and Marbella on 6 October.

Swiss federal prosecutors announced on 18 May that raids on 5 May in Aargau, Schwyz, Zug and Geneva secured cash, luxury goods, cars and property.

A Moscow court convicted the former Tatarstan gang member over killings committed in 1999–2001.

European prosecutors describe a shell-company network including Austria and Romania.

NABU suspects an organised group of embezzlement and laundering involving fuel worth more than 2.88 billion hryvnias.

NABU is investigating an alleged diversion of 137.5 million hryvnias through inflated transport contracts.

NABU and anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating more than 26.8 million hryvnias in allegedly diverted public funds.

More than 160 searches across nineteen countries target a suspected international consumer and VAT fraud network.

A Russian appeal court upheld three gang members’ convictions. Only Vitaly Kolesnikov received a one-month reduction.

Russian investigators have completed a case concerning two killings and an attack on a lawyer. Suleymanov denies the allegations.

European prosecutors allege fraud in 22 tenders. Estimated losses to EU funds amount to €1.8 million.

A Samara court ordered two months of pretrial detention in absentia for the former official, accused of links to the Sirotinskie group.

A man carrying sulphuric acid was arrested at a home in Vyshhorod. Police are investigating a group allegedly preparing paid attacks.

A 31-year-old Georgian was arrested under a European warrant for three murders and one attempted murder in Greece. German and Greek police cooperated in locating him.

SELEC says the network organised at least twelve smuggling operations since February 2026. Migrants paid between €2,000 and €6,500 each.

A joint Greek and North Macedonian operation targeted an international smuggling network. Three suspects were arrested and a fourth was wanted.

An international network allegedly deceived investors with worthless tokens and promises of safe, high returns since 2019. Police traced money across several countries.

Greek investigators reported seven arrests over a network allegedly importing 84 kg of cocaine through flower shipments. The flower heads were genuine; the stems held drugs.

Searches in Attica and Kastoria resulted in seized records, cash and cars. Investigators are targeting an international small-electronics network.

European prosecutors charged 22 people in an organised agricultural subsidy fraud investigation. Evidence was insufficient to prosecute seven other serving MPs.

Swiss federal prosecutors announced six arrests on 28 April in an investigation into a suspected criminal organisation and serious drug offences.

Zurich cantonal police arrested two men in Dällikon on 15 October.

Italian police announced on 28 September that they had arrested a 28-year-old Albanian man in Bolzano three days earlier.

Swiss authorities arrested ten people on 28 April in an investigation into the international organisation Black Axe.

An action day on 22 September in Austria, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom led to six arrests and ten searches.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office announced 62 arrests in investigation Hermes on 7 October: 39 in Portugal, twenty in Spain and three in Italy.

Poland's national prosecution service reported on 21 January that an international investigation had resulted in over a hundred arrests and the dismantling of 24 drug laboratories.

Polish police and tax authorities arrested 58 people in a major operation against illegal gambling.

Polish police arrested 43-year-old Marek R. in Szczecin on 22 October. Germany was seeking him under a European Arrest Warrant on suspicion of killing a pregnant woman.

Polish agencies dismantled an illegal cigarette factory in Lower Silesia on 1 October.

Polish police and border guards arrested six people in Silesia and Lesser Poland on 15 June.

Poland's national prosecution service charged ten men in an investigation into an armed criminal organisation.

Polish investigators arrested four people on 2 October during operations around Szubin and in Włocławek district.

Polish investigators and border guards arrested seven people on 23 June in an inquiry into a drug organisation.

Polish and Czech authorities arrested 24 people in an international investigation into a drug network linked to violent football groups.

Polish investigators arrested five men in Białystok on 7 and 8 June in an inquiry into a drug organisation.

Polish agencies dismantled a synthetic-drug production line in a house and outbuildings in Mazovia.

At the request of European prosecutors in Munich, three suspects were arrested in Cyprus, one in Germany and one in Italy.

Polish agencies arrested six people in an international cocaine-smuggling investigation.

Polish investigators and border guards arrested nine men in an inquiry into illicit cigarette production and wholesale distribution.

Polish police dismantled an illegal cigarette factory in rented warehouses in Wołów district.

Polish investigators arrested ten people in an inquiry into the takeover of assets belonging to a private university in Częstochowa.

Warsaw-Praga prosecutors have sent five men to trial in a large-scale drug-trafficking investigation.

Polish investigators arrested eleven people in Silesia and Lesser Poland in an inquiry into marijuana smuggling from Spain.

Polish investigators have arrested a total of 42 people in a long-running inquiry into a smuggling network.

A joint operation on 7 October targeted a suspected international network allegedly moving criminal proceeds through gold.

The trial of Ildar Galiyev, known as Scar, began on 3 November 2026. SVT reports that hearings have started in the extensive case involving murders, explosions and other serious violence.

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Dutch prosecutors raised the reward for decisive information leading to Jos Leijdekkers’s arrest from €200,000 to €2 million on 2 November. Earlier reports of the plan have now been followed by an official announcement.

Zakaria Bensaci named Amine Oualane as the gunman and Karim Harrat as the instigator at the triple-murder trial in Aix-en-Provence on 2 November. Both deny involvement, AFP reports.

The chief accountant’s daughter has also been remanded in custody in the case involving the To Horiatiko bakery chain. ERT reported the decision at 21:46 on 30 October; her father had earlier been placed under house arrest.

Damiano Pepe was moved to Cosenza prison on 30 October after leaving hospital. The alleged mafia figure exercised his right to remain silent during questioning, ANSA reports.

Ukraine’s anticorruption court extended three suspects’ remand by sixty days on 29 October and set lower alternative bail amounts in Operation Karfagen. They include former senior official Serhii Kropyva, known as Chancellor.

On 29 October Russian police reported an investigation into two Saint Petersburg residents suspected of providing unlicensed banking services. Police say almost 400 million roubles passed through accounts of shell companies they controlled.

Polish police found a drug laboratory in Sadowie municipality containing nearly 680 kilos of clophedrone, also known as 4-CMC, undergoing crystallisation. Two men aged 36 and 62 were arrested and remanded in custody for three months.

A 37-year-old man was arrested in Poland on Monday 26 October in the investigation into a 44-year-old man’s death and the subsequent house fire in Rotterdam’s Lijnzaadstraat. Police announced the fourth arrest on 29 October.

On 29 October, Dutch police and prosecutors added five suspects in the multimillion-euro TEFAF art-fair robbery in Maastricht to Europe’s Most Wanted list. Police say recently obtained Sky ECC information links at least one of them to an earlier attempt.

Mark Neville pleaded guilty to three offences at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 28 October. The Metropolitan Police announced the outcome on 29 October, more than a year after the Islington attack.

An explosive went off outside a home on Beelsstraat in Helmond early on 29 October. Omroep Brabant and Ditishelmond reported no injuries; the motive is under investigation.

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Spanish police report ten arrests in the Netherlands and Spain in an investigation into kidnappings commissioned by other criminal networks. A Spanish man was allegedly abducted in Antwerp after 500 kilograms of cocaine disappeared. Investigators say his captors demanded €600,000. Nine suspects are in pre-trial detention.

Giancarlo Vestiti has become the sixth person to cooperate with justice in Milan’s Hydra trial, ANSA reports. The development emerged at the hearing on 28 October.

A package delivered to a hotel at Ebrington Square in Derry/Londonderry contained a viable explosive device, Northern Ireland police say. The hotel and neighbouring premises were evacuated. The sender has not been identified; possible dissident republican involvement is one line of inquiry.

Suspects were arrested in Belgium and the Netherlands on 27 October in an investigation into cocaine smuggling through Antwerp. VRT reported the operation on 28 October, citing East Flanders prosecutors.

Searches in Nuoro and Orgosolo uncovered ten sticks of dynamite, eight detonators and six guns. Police suspect the explosives were ready for an attack. One man was arrested and seven others were reported to prosecutors.

Polish investigators report the arrest of Artem S. at Romania’s request. He is suspected of helping prepare an arson attack on a strategic weapons and ammunition business. The arrest followed a European arrest warrant.

A twenty-year-old man from Landgraaf is being prosecuted in Maastricht for his alleged involvement in an explosion in Antwerp’s Kiel district. Six homes and several cars were damaged in September 2023. He was seventeen at the time, so the case is being handled under juvenile criminal law.

Two parked cars were damaged by a suspected explosion in the courtyard of a Tirana home on 28 October. Police are investigating what happened on Lidhja e Prizrenit street. No injuries have been reported; those responsible and the motive have not been established.

Prosecutors presented the case against Anthony Williams to a Cambridge jury on 28 October. The 33-year-old has admitted wounding twelve people and other offences but denies fourteen counts of attempted murder. Ten relate to the knife attack on an LNER train near Huntingdon.

Aachen Regional Court has admitted the indictment against a twenty-year-old man following an attack on an ICE train near Siegburg. Court information published on 28 October says the trial is due to begin on 10 November. Ten passengers suffered minor injuries.

German prosecutors are investigating two men suspected of preparing sabotage in the Nuremberg area. Prosecutors say they intended to start a fire for payment on behalf of a foreign government or organisation. The intended building or infrastructure target has not yet been identified in detail publicly.

Albania’s special prosecutors, SPAK, have sent Eugert Sino’s case to court over a major weapons cache. They allege he led and financed a criminal group that acquired 23 firearms and 7,820 rounds of ammunition. The investigation into possible accomplices is continuing separately.

In Italy’s Game Over trial of nineteen defendants, lawyers dispute an alleged agreement between the Moretti and Sinesi-Francavilla groups to control cocaine sales in Foggia. They say key dates do not fit. Prosecutors sought thirty years each for Rocco Moretti senior, his grandson and Antonio Salvatore; judgment is still pending.

Russian prosecutors have requested thirteen years in prison for Georgy Akoyev, known as Giya Sverdlovsky. He is on trial in Yekaterinburg over his alleged place at the top of the criminal hierarchy. Akoyev denies holding that status. The case has reached closing arguments, not a sentence.

Morocco has accepted the extradition of Juan Carlos T. B., known as Moreno, to Spain, La Vanguardia reports on 28 October. The alleged leader of an international hashish network has been detained in Morocco since his arrest on 8 October. No transfer date is confirmed.

Two people have each received fifteen years in prison with confiscation of property for sabotaging railway equipment in Odesa, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on 28 October. The arson occurred in February 2025. The service says Russian intelligence services commissioned it.

Dutch prosecutors on 28 October sought nine years and seven months in prison for a father and son accused of leading an international MDMA network. The case includes around 700 kilograms intended for Australia. Three other men are also on trial.

Custody measures are being served again on fourteen Moccia-trial defendants released in 2025 after statutory detention limits expired. Antonio, Luigi and Gennaro Moccia are among those affected. The first-instance judgment is not a final conviction.

Turkish police arrested internationally wanted Dutch national Surzan G. on 28 October. Belgium suspects him of a leadership role in a cocaine network with Colombian contacts. The case includes allegations that two tonnes of cocaine were transported concealed in six tonnes of copper powder.

Explosions damaged front doors at two homes in Den Helder on 28 October. Nobody was injured. Police seek a boy on a fatbike over the Louisehof incident. The motives remain unknown; according to NH, police are not currently assuming a connection between the two explosions.

Crimesite reported on 28 October that Akram K. received 30 months in prison, with 12 suspended. Amsterdam District Court found that he arranged for a minor to carry out an explosion on Torricellistraat.

Ukrainian police reported sixteen arrests on 28 October in an investigation into military drones allegedly written off improperly and then resold. Hundreds of aircraft were found during almost a hundred searches.

Spanish police and customs report nine arrests in a network accused of laundering more than three million euros from international cyberfraud. Investigators say proceeds were channelled into wine and industrial machinery for export.

A man from the Stockholm area is being prosecuted for an alleged leading role in a large fraud operation. He was extradited from the United States in April; charges were filed in Sweden on 28 October.

Dutch police seized dozens of physical servers belonging to a suspected illicit hosting provider in Limburg. The linked US case concerns Virtualine, also known as Secury, Massgod, Spamhouse, Lanedo and Omegatech.

An investigation into organised manipulation of Ukraine’s timber records is going to court. On 28 October, the National Police reported that thirteen people were being prosecuted.

Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária arrested six suspects and stopped a cocaine extraction laboratory being set up in Santiago do Cacém. Police say the drug was concealed in cinnamon and other spices from South America. The estimated quantity may be around 100 kilograms, but has not been finally established.

Norwegian prosecutors have requested penalties for the two teenagers in the Strømmen case. A separate indictment concerns an alleged grenade supplier in the Pilestredet investigation.

Vedomosti, citing the FSB, reports 21 pretrial detentions and two house arrests. The investigation concerns an alleged network involved in fraud, money laundering and illegal migration.

Albania’s special prosecution office SPAK is seeking the trial of seventeen defendants in an international drug case. Rexhep Rraja, Emiljan Burba and Ervis Shuli are accused of leadership and financing roles; wanted man Endrit Dokle is also named in the request. The investigation links three intercepted shipments to Sky ECC messages.

The official Court calendar lists Advocate General Biondi’s Opinion in C-625/25 Prudniez for 19 November 2026. It is not yet a judgment.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has brought three people to court over 237 EU funding applications.

Sean McGovern, a convicted leader within the Kinahan network, may challenge his segregation in Portlaoise Prison. Irish court reporters said Judge Mary Rose Gearty granted permission on 27 October.

Rotterdam District Court acquitted a 37-year-old tenant on 27 October in the Schammenkamp explosion case. It found no proof that he knew about activities in the rear part of the premises.

Prosecutors say two men from Breda played important roles distributing illegal medicines and drugs through Slaappillen.net. On 27 October, they sought prison sentences of 6½ and ten years.

A joint investigation targets a family-based group suspected of sexually exploiting women in Germany.

The Amsterdam appeal court is hearing the cases of fourteen defendants. The case concerns six murders, four attempted murders and preparations for contract killings.

EPPO has indicted four officials, another individual and a company over two EU-funded tugboats.

Polish prosecutors report a major synthetic-drug seizure in Nowodworski district. Detectives seized more than 1,600 kilograms of clophedrone and arrested three men. They face allegations of participation in an organised criminal group and large-scale production.

On 20 October, Amsterdam District Court declared a complaint about Dutch Sky ECC connection data inadmissible because it was filed too late. Published on 26 October, the decision does not determine whether retaining and processing the data was lawful.

An employee suffered minor injuries when an explosive detonated in a Mannheim café on 26 October. Police said a window in the entrance door was damaged before an object was thrown inside.

A 62-year-old man arrested in Cassarate near Lugano on 21 October was transferred to Italy on 26 October. RSI reported confirmation from the federal authorities. The case concerns a suspected illegal bank concealed behind a car rental business in Pero, near Milan.

The European Court of Human Rights has questioned the Netherlands about Ridouan Taghi’s detention regime. This is a procedural step, not a finding that his rights have been violated.

Iurie Radulov, known as Babior, was returned from Turkey to Moldova on 23 October. Radio Moldova reports that the life-sentenced gang leader must resume serving his sentence.

Ialomița’s court has ruled on an armed confrontation between two rival families. Reporting published on 23 October covers forty defendants; one man received life imprisonment.

Finding Jos Leijdekkers, known as Bolle Jos, involves more than locating him. An Omroep Brabant background report dated 23 October examines efforts to bring him from Sierra Leone before Dutch justice.

An Antwerp court has sentenced Omar Govers to twelve years in his absence. Brothers Tarik and Mohcine B. and Othman El Ballouti also received prison terms in the same case. The proceedings describe drug and cash deliveries directed from Dubai. Govers’s release there remains an obstacle to enforcement of the Belgian sentences.

The NCA reports that five men were sentenced after 425kg of cocaine was intercepted near Eastbourne. The investigation targeted an organised smuggling group.

On 23 October, the Polícia Judiciária reported eleven arrests at a warehouse near Seixal. Investigators said the premises supported organisations transporting large drug shipments by high-speed boats.

Bielefeld police announced an arrest on 23 October in an investigation into shootings and extortion against businesses. A 19-year-old from Steinhagen had been arrested the previous day and placed in pretrial detention.

An investigation into a network with several sales points led to 34 searches and six remand orders.

The NCA reports four further men charged over alleged methamphetamine production. Five other men had already been charged in the same investigation in September.

An international action week resulted in 27 arrests for suspected human trafficking and the identification of 248 potential victims. Police and inspection services from 34 countries worked together, Europol reports.

According to RTSH, SPAK obtained the freezing of assets worth 77 million lek. The international investigation concerns multi-tonne cocaine shipments and money laundering.

Ukrainian police and the SBU investigated a group allegedly preparing an attack on a military recruitment centre in the Kyiv region. A 20 October statement describes an influential underworld figure as the organiser.

An international network allegedly moved online fraud proceeds through exchange offices and cryptocurrencies. Seven suspects are in pretrial detention.

Six men were sentenced in Düsseldorf to between five and twelve years for organised drug trafficking. The leaders, Maximilian G. and Marvin G., called their network the Firma. A bespoke bookkeeping app and decrypted phones helped investigators expose the organisation. The judgment was delivered on 16 October.

Portuguese drug criminal Rúben Oliveira, known as Xuxas, features again in reporting about seized assets. On 16 October ECO described a separate inquiry into use of a car from his criminal case.

The judgment against Konstantin Piskarev and his gang has entered into force after appeal, Kommersant reports.

Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária seized 556kg of cocaine near Porto and arrested one suspect. The investigation targeted an organised import structure.

Norwegian Johannes Kongsnes Natland was sentenced in England on 16 October to twenty years’ detention for conspiracy to murder. He had travelled from Norway to England at eighteen. British police say someone in the Foxtrot network directed him. The intended victim has never been identified.

Signa founder René Benko left Innsbruck prison on 15 October for electronically monitored house arrest. This is a form of pre-trial detention, not unrestricted release. Austria’s anti-corruption prosecutor WKStA challenged the decision, ORF reports.

Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoisky is to remain in custody until 13 December 2026 under a court decision of 15 October. He is on trial in Kyiv over allegedly commissioning the 2003 attack on lawyer Serhiy Karpenko. A replacement judge means part of the proceedings must be repeated.

A major Ukrainian land-fraud case involving former councillor Denys Komarnytskyi has reached the anti-corruption court. Investigators allege a network of officials and councillors sought valuable development land. The first preparatory hearing was postponed until 30 October. Nine defendants face charges.

According to the SBU, seven channels for illegal weapons and ammunition sales were blocked. Organisers were arrested; seizures included grenades and automatic weapons.

Three men were arrested on 13 October in a joint investigation into cocaine and heroin trafficking between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

A man already serving a life sentence is also to face trial for spreading criminal influence, Ukrainian police report. The new case follows an earlier extortion indictment connected to Cherkasy prison.

On 12 October the court rejected renewed challenges to Sky ECC evidence, supported by a French investigation summary about the Dutch role.

Daniel Kinahan appeared again before Dublin’s Special Criminal Court on 12 October. Charged with directing a criminal organisation, he remained in custody under that day’s decision.

The PJ reports around three tonnes of cocaine in an international operation south of Faro. The investigation targets large-scale drug imports into Europe.

The BKA reports ten arrests during a joint operation against a suspected criminal network in Germany and Spain.

The Ostro abbreviated trial in Catanzaro ended on 9 October with 16 convictions and 34 acquittals. Cosimo Damiano Gallace and Cesare Arcorace were among those acquitted. According to ANSA, excluding SkyECC chats played a decisive role. The case concerns alleged Gallace clan influence over elections and public contracts in Badolato.

French gendarmes arrested seven people on 6 October in an investigation into organised armed home robbery and unlawful confinement.

Cooperation between Spain and Ecuador led to twenty arrests in Ecuador. According to Europol, the network under investigation used fruit shipments to smuggle cocaine into Europe.

An international investigation has uncovered a suspected drugs network also linked by Europol to killings, kidnappings and grenade attacks. Police acted in several countries on 6 October.

On 8 October the EU General Court rejected SY’s claim because the alleged non-material damage was not sufficiently established.

On 8 October, Svea Court of Appeal sentenced a 31-year-old man to life for his role in grenade attacks on homes. The court found that he had Foxtrot links. A mother and daughter suffered very serious injuries in Tumba.

On 7 October the EU General Court rejected QO’s €10,000 claim concerning allegedly unlawful processing of Sky ECC data.

On 7 October Dutch prosecutors sought prison sentences and fines against three taxi drivers suspected of cocaine transports between Antwerp and Zaandam.

Ukrainian police report dismantling two laboratories in a two-stage operation. Their 6 October announcement states that 87 searches took place, six people were detained and eight were formally notified of suspicion.

Mounir El B., known as Gino, was arrested in Morocco at Belgium’s request, according to reports dated 6 October. He had already received repeated convictions in major Antwerp drug and violence cases.

The Stockholm appeal court upheld Poya Shafie’s life sentence on 6 October. The case concerns murder plans and attempted murders within the Foxtrot network. Some charges failed on appeal, but the court considered the remaining offences serious enough to justify life imprisonment.

Four men have been charged with leading and central roles in an international drug network, Norwegian prosecutors say. VG reported this on 2 October; the wider investigation includes 23 suspects.

Members of a crime group have been sentenced over cash smuggling out of the UK. The NCA investigated a network of couriers and airport contacts.

A joint operation resulted in 27 arrests over suspected cocaine trafficking and laundering through luxury property. Portugal’s criminal police participated.

Police are investigating an alleged pyramid network promising to double money within fifty days. Two suspected leaders are among those arrested.

Europol reports five arrests in Spain, France and Morocco. The suspects were allegedly involved in organising serious violence or recruiting people to carry it out.

Russia’s Interior Ministry reports that a case against five alleged drug-organisation members has been sent to Moscow’s regional court. The file contains 87 volumes.

Moscow police report fourteen further arrests in an investigation into a suspected network that defrauded banks. Combined with sixteen previous arrests, the total is thirty. Alleged losses amount to sixty million roubles.

On 1 October, the Metropolitan Police announced a fourth defendant following a major operation with HMRC and financial regulator FCA. The wider investigation concerns suspected organised crime and financial offences.

Investigators identified a 16-year-old as KillSec’s suspected main administrator. On 1 October, Europol and Eurojust reported three arrests and eight searches in four countries.

German police and customs carried out a major operation on 30 September against a suspected cleaning-sector network.

WDR reports that Selahattin A., an influential Hells Angels figure in North Rhine-Westphalia, was arrested on 30 September in an operation targeting a suspected European criminal and financial network.

Three convicted defendants challenged statutory rules governing encrypted evidence. The court rejected their applications on 29 September and explained the decisions on 8 October.

A Spanish court sentenced José Ramón Prado Bugallo, known as Sito Miñanco, to seventeen years for drug trafficking and money laundering. The case concerns almost four tonnes of cocaine and cooperation with a Dutch network. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye was acquitted. This background report covers the judgment of 23 September.

On 22 September Limburg District Court rejected objections about interception, transparency and a fair trial.

An international drug operation resulted in six arrests in Brazil and Germany. Portuguese investigators describe a transnational organisation operating across several countries.

French investigators arrested four people in September in a case involving abductions and armed extortion targeting supposed cryptocurrency holdings.

Judgment 33327/2026 rejected an appeal against pre-trial detention. The defence challenged scrutiny and attribution of Sky ECC chats.

On 3 September the OGH rejected objections to reading French Sky ECC data in a drugs case. Sentence appeals were referred to the Vienna appellate court.

In judgment 29132/2026, published on 31 July, Italy’s Court of Cassation rejected objections concerning custody, missing hashes and French interceptions.

Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court fined Lombard Odier three million francs on 27 July for organisational failings concerning money laundering. It ordered confiscation of more than 400 million francs. Proceedings against Gulnara Karimova herself ended on procedural grounds; that was not an acquittal on the merits.

A joint Austrian-Albanian investigation uncovered a network targeting victims through fake investments from Tirana. An EU account dated 27 July describes ten arrests and nearly €900,000 in cash seized.

Willem Holleeder’s lawyer reported on 24 July 2026 that he had been transferred from Vught’s EBI to the Intensive Supervision Division in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The transfer followed proceedings about his security regime. His final life sentence remains in force.

On 23 July Portugal’s Supreme Court considered appeals by Rúben Oliveira, known as Xuxas, and six co-defendants. It rejected their challenges to EncroChat and Sky ECC messages. Nevertheless, the appealed judgment required reconsideration because separate emails taken from seized phones could not be used as evidence.

On 23 July the National Court addressed interception, raw data and defence rights. The messages remained usable alongside other evidence.

The Hague court acquitted the defendant of murder on 23 July. It did not uphold the claim that the crypto data were unlawfully obtained.

On 20 July the High Court rejected a fair-trial objection involving EncroChat evidence. The case concerns surrender for a future criminal trial.

A Sky ECC user challenged the EU agencies over processing of his messages. The General Court dismissed his claims on 25 February 2026. An appeal against part of that ruling is pending as C-399/26 P.

The frequently cited January acquittal did not stand. It was annulled in April and followed by a new conviction judgment on 26 June.

A joint investigation into murder, drug trafficking and money laundering led to twelve arrests in Italy and Albania on 26 May. Eurojust reported the action the following day; three other people received summonses.

Two men convicted in Norway argue before the European human-rights court that they could not adequately examine decrypted evidence. Their applications concern a fair trial, missing information and the origin of Sky ECC and EncroChat messages.

On 12 March 2026 the EU Court dismissed CW’s appeal as manifestly unfounded. Case C-565/25 P concerns his personal damage from alleged unlawful processing of EncroChat data.

Basel-Stadt’s Court of Appeal ruled Sky ECC data inadmissible in a drug-trafficking and money-laundering case. Its decision of 3 October 2025 was published on 24 April 2026. The official register records an appeal to Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court.

On 14 April 2026 the French Court of Cassation declared an EncroChat appeal inadmissible. The applicant, prosecuted in Northern Ireland, had not supplied necessary documents and French translations. The ruling concerns access to this French procedure rather than the substantive lawfulness of interception.

On 14 April 2026, the Dutch Supreme Court reconsidered the implications of the European EncroChat judgment. Use of the French investigation results survived in this case. A limited sentence reduction followed for procedural delay, not unlawful interception.

The EU Court of Justice dismissed FF’s appeal on 12 March 2026 in a damages case involving Sky ECC data. The decision concerns insufficient evidence of personal harm and procedural rules.

On 23 February 2026 Albania’s Constitutional Court refused to refer Klajdi Merkaj’s complaint for a plenary hearing. Decision 58 concerns pre-trial detention, access to the case file and Sky ECC data supplied by France.

The European Court of Human Rights has communicated Askim Silgir’s complaint about EncroChat evidence to Germany and put questions to the parties. The document of 28 January 2026 records that procedural step and the issues to be examined, rather than a final judgment on his complaint or an order overturning his conviction.

On 22 December 2025 the High Court refused permission for three judicial-review claims concerning the acquisition and transfer of EncroChat data.

In Silgir v Germany (No. 2), application 22234/25, the European Court of Human Rights raises questions about EncroChat evidence, privacy and a fair trial. Murat Silgir also challenges monitoring of his lawyer correspondence. The published questions are a procedural step, not a finding that his rights were violated.

On 7 January 2025 the Cour de cassation rejected an appeal seeking annulment of Sky ECC case documents. Defence arguments included location data without separate authorisation and the scale of interception.

The Federal Constitutional Court did not admit the complaint in 2 BvR 684/22 on 1 November 2024. Published on 3 December, the decision concerns a particular conviction, not a general ban on EncroChat evidence.

The ECtHR declared two applications about French EncroChat interception and transfer to the United Kingdom inadmissible. The decision of 24 September 2024 turned in part on failure first to use an available French remedy.

The Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal in Palmer and others v NCA on 20 September 2024. The challenge concerned the legal authority for Operation Venetic.

Two Italian united-chambers judgments from 2024 explain when French Sky ECC data may be used in Italian criminal cases. The court held that transferring existing evidence does not always require prior judicial approval. Fundamental rights and a fair trial remain limits.

On 30 April 2024 the EU Court ruled in C-670/22 on conditions for transferring and using EncroChat data. It did not invalidate all interception or all messages.

On 13 June 2023 the Dutch Supreme Court answered general questions about encrypted messages obtained abroad. Mutual trust generally applies even in joint investigation teams, while fair-trial rights and reliability remain relevant.

On 5 February 2021 the Court of Appeal admitted EncroChat evidence. The central question was whether messages were intercepted during transmission or recovered from handset storage.