
Europol's comprehensive report reveals a disturbing landscape of organized crime within the European Union, highlighting the presence of 821 serious criminal networks with more than 25,000 members. These networks, involved in activities such as cybercrime, trafficking, and the supply of drugs and firearms, are infiltrating legal businesses, including fruit companies and hotels, to launder their profits. Over a third of these criminal profits are being laundered through real estate. The report also notes that these criminal bosses often operate from distant locations, including Dubai and South America. In response, the UK has initiated retailer training by its dedicated organised crime unit to combat these threats. Europol is providing law enforcement agencies with crucial data to identify and disrupt these high-harm criminals and networks.
EU pulls back the curtain on organized crime, with 821 networks numbering 25,000 strong poisoning the economy. https://t.co/oOscvrOtVh
Criminal networks in the European Union are penetrating legal businesses across the 27-nation bloc and rely heavily on corruption to develop their activities. That's the bleak picture emerging from a report published Friday by the EU crime agency. https://t.co/tQskw8gwGb
Over a third of the most-threatening criminal networks in the EU are laundering their profits through real estate, organized crime report finds https://t.co/k5hugBG10y










