Europol

Image
Unhappy man looking at his phone
Business
Meta, TikTok, Google must tackle scam finance & crypto adverts, consumer groups say
Image
Partial view of teen boy in white t-shirt using laptop
Crime
Europol: Children recruited for violent crime via gaming and social media platforms
Image
The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Politics
Europol warns Middle East conflict escalation raises terrorism risk in EU
Image
Cybercrime
Crime
Amsterdam police take down site for trading in stolen data
Image
Items seized during an international operation against a cocaine trafficking network linked to the Ecuadorian cartel Los Lobos, 3 March 2026
Crime
Netherlands helps bust cocaine trafficking network linked to major Ecuadorian cartel
Image
Counterfeit cash seized during an Europol operation involving 18 countries, February 2026.
Business
Dutch authorities help block €1.2 billion in fake money in major Europol operation
Image
The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Crime
Dutch police help with major EU bust of synthetic drug ring; "Largest ever operation"
Image
A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer
Crime
Eritrean human smuggler extradited to Netherlands, faces charges of torture, extortion
Image
Dutch fugitive Brian Y., recently added to the Europol most wanted list.
Crime
Dutch cocaine trafficker added to Europol’s most wanted list
Image
Cybercrime
Crime
Dutch police warn 300 people targeted in massive crypto investment and job-review fraud
Image
Cybercrime
CrimeTech
Dutch police help dismantle global cybercrime network, 83 servers and 20 domains seized
Image
Hacker_-_Hacking_-_Symbol
CrimePolitics
Pro-Russian hacker group more active than ever after Europol takedown
Image
Hacker_-_Hacking_-_Symbol
Crime
Dutch authorities help take down pro-Russia hacking group after NATO Summit attacks
Image
The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Crime
Dutch police contribute to operation taking down 300 servers used by cybercriminals
Image
Cybercrime
Crime
270 arrested worldwide in Europol dark web drug sweep; Four in the Netherlands
Image
Authorities confiscated a wide range of cultural goods, including archaeological artifacts, artworks, coins, and musical instruments.
CrimeCultureArt
International art trafficking bust yields 80 arrests, 37,700 cultural items seized
Image
Three first edition prints of works by Aleksandr Pushkin stolen from the National Library of the Netherlands in 2023
CrimeCultureArt
Six of Pushkin's 19th-Century Works Vanish from National Library of the Netherlands
Image
Cybercrime
CrimeTech
Dutch police help take down gang offering DDoS cyberattacks as a service
Image
A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Netherlands joins Europol taskforce against criminal recruitment of teenagers
Image
Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Crime
Dutch police involved in operation that took down website with child sex abuse videos
Image
The Europol headquarters in The Hague, 2019
Crime
"Violence as a service": Europol very concerned about criminals recruiting teens online
Image
United Nations logo
Politics
United Nations Development Programme to open new office in The Hague
Image
Police officers conducting raids in Amsterdam after criminals were a part of violent crime in Cologne,Germany.
Crime
Dutch criminals hired for violent attacks in German drugs gang war; 23 arrested
Image
Hacker_-_Hacking_-_Symbol
Crime
Four Dutch men arrested in international operation against DDoS cyberattacks