Police seize 720 kg illegal tobacco and 400 liters alcohol in Lębork
64-year-old suspect was caught with untaxed goods worth up to 1.2 million zł.
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Vinnytsia man accused of helping draft dodger cross border
A 56-year-old was jailed pending bail after police reported suspected illegal transfer.
Police stop suspected illegal cigarette trade costing 8.2 million zł
Nine men were detained in a probe into unmarked duty-free style sales, losses over 8.2 mln zł.
Fisherman convicted for smuggling 17 migrants on yacht to the UK
Eno Gajda, 58, pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court and is due to be sentenced on 18 November.
Spanish police find 74 migrants in Ceuta, including ten unaccompanied minors
A man accused of leading the smuggling network was arrested after a raid.
NCA convicts final members in East London HGV people smuggling network
Five men were found guilty after 10 intercepted runs between July 2025 and January 2026.
Dnieper resident accused of smuggling a man across Ukraine for $18,000
He was sent to court custody after the alleged deal.
Police and SBU uncover $7,000 scheme to transfer men through checkpoints
Two suspects face up to nine years over alleged illegal border crossing aid.
Man sentenced to immediate jail for cigarette smuggling
The Danish court handed down a straksdom for indsmugling of cigarettes.
Mediator sells “business travel” abroad for $3,500 to get men out of Ukraine
Odessa police detained the suspect after a second payment and seized money and documents.
Police detain three for suspected cigarette smuggling by weather balloons
Officers seized 120,000 Belarusian cigarettes with no Polish excise marks.
Police detain three suspected patera bosses in Almeria with 27 migrants
Three pateras were intercepted along the coast between 16 and 23 September.
Police stop traveller with 98,000 cigarettes at Danish airport
The cigarettes were seized after the traveller was stopped at the airport.
Police uncover hidden bus compartment with 5 migrants in Turkey
The bus driver and attendant are arrested and charged after a raid at Ankara’s terminal.
Russian man arrested in Slovenia for transporting five Turkish citizens
Police in Decani seized the Nissan Juke and charged him under Article 308.
Austria’s interior minister discusses smuggling with Bulgaria and Kazakhstan in Vienna
The meeting focused on protecting external borders and cracking down on the smuggler mafia.
Moldova detains 2 Ukrainian border guards for illegal border crossing
Two men were arrested after being accused of illegal entry on 17 October.
28-year-old extradited after 4,000kg cocaine smuggling link to Overasselt attack
Jan G. was arrested in Germany on a Dutch request and is now in the Netherlands.
Europol warns of rising cannabis smuggling into Europe
A dedicated Operational Taskforce is set up to dismantle networks behind the trade.
Serbia arrests dual citizen on Interpol red notice over cocaine smuggling
Suspect is accused of helping a group aimed to move 1.89 tons of cocaine to Australia and Belgium.