Europol-backed operation disrupts Sality botnet active for two decades
The international action, led by the US, targeted a long-running P2P botnet believed to have been operating for over 20 years.
The international action, led by the US, targeted a long-running P2P botnet believed to have been operating for over 20 years.
His current mandate runs for four more years.
Authorities coordinated by Eurojust and Europol also seized EUR 30 million in an earlier operation.
The three-day programme took place in Lisbon from 24 to 26 June 2026.
Europol supported the investigation that included an action day on 22 July in Spain.
The meeting brought together practitioners from partner regions and EU Member States.
Belgian and French authorities, working via Eurojust, seized more than EUR 8 million.
Eurojust coordinated judicial cooperation as the network’s shipments worth an estimated EUR25 million were intercepted.
Two individuals were sentenced to 13 and 11 years for offences including human trafficking, money laundering and forgery.
She will coordinate EU-Switzerland cooperation on complex cross-border investigations.
Investigators across four countries detained 12 suspects and seized a production plant, with Eurojust, Europol and OLAF support.
The joint action day on 26 May 2026 involved a Eurojust-supported joint investigation team.
Eurojust coordinated actions in Italy and Croatia targeting drug trafficking, arms trafficking and migrant smuggling.
The operation was carried out across the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine with Eurojust and Europol support.
The move expands secure information sharing between Andorra and Europol’s European and international partners.
German and Serbian authorities arrested the accused after cooperation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol.
The two-day event took place on 2 and 3 June 2026 to examine how courts can respond to malicious drone use.
The judgment is not yet final after Eurojust helped obtain crucial evidence within the remand timeline.
The session focused on how prosecutors can work together using Joint Investigation Teams.
Six arrest warrants were executed alongside searches at 16 properties in Germany, Italy and Spain.
Italian and Spanish authorities identified the fugitives as they were on the run from Italy.