Forty migrants arrested in Ceuta for using other people’s ID documents
Police also arrested five document suppliers and seized IDs linked to routes to Algeciras.
Smuggling
Police arrest 35-year-old for illegal border smuggling of five men in Zakarpattia
He was detained overnight on suspicion of arranging illegal crossing payments.
Police in Podgorica seize 300 kg of cut tobacco, arrest a man
Over 27,000 euros worth seized in Tuzi after a boat control, police say.
Thessaloniki police stop smuggling suspect after chase hits 2 patrol cars
An 18-year-old was arrested after carrying 4 people, one in the boot.
Police seize 44 kilos of contraband cigarettes in Milan, arrest 55-year-old
At Porta Garibaldi, 405 packs and 130 cartons were found before a train to France.
Lithuania Supreme Court confirms convictions in cigarette smuggling scheme
Two Lithuanian customs officers and two Belarusian citizens lose their appeals.
Greek police bust suspected migrant smuggling network with Athens safehouses
Raids in Vyronas and central Athens led to 1 arrest and 21 illegal residents found.
Bulgaria border crackdown seizes 2 boats and 58kg of drugs
Operation Balkan Bridge 2 ran from 28 September to 4 October with international partners.
EPPO charges nine suspects over smuggling hazardous salvage vehicles
The scheme allegedly imported cars from the US, did cosmetic repairs, and evaded customs duties.
Police arrest 39-year-old in Thessaloniki for illegal transfer of migrants
He was stopped on the Egnatia Odos with three people, two of them minors, without documents.
Van driver jailed after claiming he was delivering a hot tub in cannabis smuggling run
He was arrested at Belfast port after a search found cannabis hidden in a roof compartment.
Five sentenced over debt-bondage people smuggling conspiracy
The case followed a Charles de Gaulle Airport seizure of Vietnamese passports.
UK convicted migrant smugglers sentenced after international probe
The network moved Vietnamese migrants into the UK and laundered over EUR 1.8 million in cash.
Eurojust backs arrest of alleged high-value migrant smuggling suspect
German and Serbian authorities arrested the accused after cooperation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol.
Western Balkans and EU prosecutors agree to boost migrant-smuggling cooperation in Vienna
The third meeting of the Western Balkans Subgroup of the EU’s Focus Group on Migrant Smuggling took place on 7–8 July 2026.
NCA analysts: law enforcement and supply limits drove down small-boat crossings
Arrivals by small boat fell 41% in the first half of 2026 compared with 2025.
Police stop vehicle in Röszke over alleged people-smuggling attempt
Officers checked a Ford Transit on the outskirts of Röszke on 12 September.
78 Arrests in Western Mediterranean Smuggling Network Bust in Spain
The operation was carried out under a Europol taskforce with police support from multiple countries.
Syrian migrant smugglers arrested after coordinated raids in Germany and Serbia
The operation on 5 August 2026 was coordinated through Europol.