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Interpol transnational crime operations

Overview

Interpol has conducted large scale operations targeting different forms of transnational crime across multiple regions.

In Operation Trigger X, authorities across 17 countries in Europe and Central Asia seized thousands of small arms, hundreds of grenades, and over 40,000 rounds of ammunition. The operation resulted in 152 arrests for offenses including illegal weapons possession, drug trafficking, and migrant smuggling. Much of the weaponry was linked to conflict zones in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Separately, Operation Communis Maris focused on human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Spanning 16 countries across North and West Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East, the four day crackdown led to the arrest of 262 suspects. This operation involved over 7,000 law enforcement officers and resulted in 434 new investigations into criminal networks operating along the Mediterranean Sea and the West African Atlantic corridor.

Entities

Interpol · David Caunter · Europol · United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · Frontex

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    INTERPOL operation arrests 262 suspects in global trafficking crackdown

    INTERPOL's Operation Communis Maris led to 262 arrests and 434 new investigations across 16 countries targeting human trafficking and migrant smuggling networks.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Interpol Operation Trigger X seizes thousands of weapons and 40,000 rounds of ammunition

    Interpol's Operation Trigger X led to 152 arrests and the seizure of over 2,800 weapons and 40,000 rounds of ammunition across 17 countries, targeting arms trafficking linked to conflict zones.

Sources

brif.mk · makpress.mk · offthepress.com · thewhistler.ng