🎙️ Now available: the final episode of the first series of The Europol Podcast.

📚 In Ep8: Recovering Stolen Heritage find out how Europol worked with 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 & 🇷🇴 authorities to track down stolen antiquarian books worth over EUR 2 million.

Listen here ➡️ europol.europa.eu/media-press/eu…

☎️ Scam call centres are popping up all over the EU, generating vast profits for the criminals behind them.

🎙️ In Ep7 of the Europol Podcast, 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 & 🇧🇬 cybercrime experts explain how innocent people are tricked out of millions of euros every year.

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♠️ A criminal network is made up of various players, each involved in illegal activity.

♦️ Like a house of cards, the foundation is weak: one tip & the entire structure can fall.

♣️ We need your help to #BringThemDown .

➡️ Swipe to discover the #EUMostWanted players. #GameOver

🚔 At our annual #EPCC event, Policie ČR exhibited innovative technology they use in their daily work.

This included:
🔹 drones to document criminal activity
🔸 unique software to check vehicles, documents
🔹 push bumpers.

📽️ Watch to see more examples of police tech in action!

👕 Is this t-shirt familiar to you? It was taken from an image depicting sexually explicit material involving minors.

🛑 Our investigators have exhausted all leads. Help us #TraceAnObject & #StopChildAbuse .

⚠️ Submit an anonymous tip via our website ⤵️ europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse

📍 This week Europol saw 300+ experts from law enforcement, the private sector & academia convene at our HQ for EC3’s #CyberConf22 .

The 2-day event examined the challenges & opportunities that the digital age present to policing.

Details ⤵️
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🌏 As serious & organised crime becomes more transnational, law enforcement across the globe have come up with innovative ways to work together.

At #INTERPOLGA , Executive Director De Bolle met 🇪🇬 🇹🇷 🇯🇴counterparts to discuss how our continued cooperation makes the world safer.

Who says law enforcement is a man’s domain?

Recently, Europol welcomed strong women leaders from the Czech Republic, Norway, Spain and the United States. 👮‍♀️👮‍♀️👮‍♀️👮‍♀️

🌐 Virtual worlds may become a breeding ground for crime. Europol's Innovation Lab aims to anticipate these changes & help police prepare.

🎥 Here Polisen nationellt Commissioner Håkan Wall shares how 🇸🇪 police benefit from our new report on the #metaverse

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🚨 Suspect arrested in 🇪🇸 in connection with a million euro investment fraud.

It's better to be safe than sorry. Prospective investors:
❌ don't rely on unsolicited marketing calls
✅ compare & confirm websites
✅ avoid unusual payment methods.

More ⤵️
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♣️♦️ Help us #BringThemDown ♥️♠️

A criminal network is like a house of cards: one tip and it can collapse.

🔎 Do you have the missing information that can put one of the #EUMostWanted fugitives behind bars?

➡️ Visit our website to find out: eumostwanted.eu/gameover #GameOver

It's been a true honour to host the #cybercrime unit of the Ukrainian police МВС України at #CyberConf22 to speak about policing during #war times.

'Nobody can prepare for a war. From fear, to anger, to resilience. Justice will prevail.'

#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

📍 Executive Director De Bolle is in India this week for #INTERPOLGA , where she met 🇮🇳 CBI Director Shri Subodh Kumar Jaiswal.

🇪🇺🇮🇳 India & the EU face common challenges & building on our cooperation will enable us to better address threats to our democracies.

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🏺 Cultural goods crime generates large profits for organised criminal groups.

Europol supports 🇪🇺 Member States in the fight to protect our cultural heritage.

➡️ This year, we partnered with 🇮🇹 Arma dei Carabinieri to host an exhibition at our HQ of items recovered from operations.

It's the inaugural edition of the #EC3Europol Cybercrime Conference!

#BehindTheScenes in #TheHague 🇳🇱 300 experts discussing a common theme: do we need a social contract in cyber space? 🤔

Welcome to the participants & wishing them 2 days of fruitful discussions at #CyberConf22

🌐 At Europol we work with law enforcement agencies across the EU to develop innovative tools to tackle cross-border crime, including THB.

🎥 One project, from 🇫🇷 Gendarmerie nationale #OCLTI , utilises VR technology to capture crime scenes.

#EUAntiTraffickingDay #EndHumanTrafficking

My message on #EUAntiTraffickingDay

To those at risk of trafficking; if some is offering you a better life, a better job, if it sounds too good to be true, then be careful, it probably is.
To find out more:
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EU Home Affairs Diane Schmitt