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German and Hungarian authorities crack down on traffickers preying on women with false promises, uncovering a dark network of exploitation.

Authorities in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia collaborate in a Europol-backed operation targeting an organized criminal group accused of smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe. One suspect has been arrested, with more arrests expected.

Europol and Eurojust coordinated efforts to arrest 25 suspects, seize assets, and dismantle a violent criminal group profiting off migrants.

Roughly 70 percent of criminal markets now involve minors to some extent, Europol said.

Recently, a court hearing occurred in Nicosia, Cyprus, concerning the case of a Russian citizen detained at the request of the European Police Office. He is suspected of organizing illegal casinos.

Serbian police said that in cooperation with the European Union law enforcement, they have arrested four members of a criminal group, including a contract killer involved in a brazen revenge murder in Belgrade in 2021.

A joint Spanish and Colombian operation has dismantled a cocaine processing lab, resulting in dozens of arrests and the seizure of thousands of litres of chemical precursors, Europol said Monday in an official statement.