Organised crime networks targeted in huge law enforcement operation in Europe

Law enforcement officers from 34 countries took part in the largest ever coordinated operation against organised crime in the EU - 1027 individuals arrested in September 2014.

EU Member States and their international partners came together to disrupt the activities of criminal groups engaging in the trafficking and production of drugs, the trafficking of human beings, the facilitation of illegal immigration, organised property crime, the trade in firearms and counterfeit goods.

As part of Operation Archimedes, law enforcement authorities committed thousands of police officers to actions focusing on key hot spots in the EU with the aim of having a lasting and significant impact on serious and organised crime disrupting criminal groups and their activities for months or even years to come.

• Primary Source

Europol: Operation Activities: Operation Archimedes https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/operation-archimedes

Deutsche Welle, 24.09.14: 'Operation Archimedes' yields 1,000 organized crime arrests for Europol http://dw.de/p/1DJeQ

BBC News, 24.09.14: More than 1,000 arrested in huge EU crime crackdown http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29344979

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