Policía y crimen organizado
Museum heists turn violent: new Europol report on cultural property theft tactics
The spotlight features some key findings:Increasing violence: Museum thefts are becoming more aggressive, with offenders using tools like sledgehammers, explosives, and firearms to breach premises and intimidate staff.Targeted high-value items: Thieves are increasingly focusing on precious metals, gemstones, and culturally significant artefacts, driven by high market demand and ease of illicit resale.Emerging criminal profiles: The report suggests the involvement of...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
78 arrests in bust of major Western Mediterranean smuggling network in Spain
The operation, conducted under a newly established Europol Taskforce within Europol’s European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling, brought together officers from the French National Police (Police aux Frontières/OLTIM), and the Spanish National Police (Comisaría General de Extranjería y Fronteras/UCRIF) and Guardia Civil. The case was also supported by the Portuguese Judicial Police (Policía Judiciaria) and the Polish Border Guard (BG).Strongly involved...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia
This follows several years of intensive and extensive investigations led by the German Federal Police under the direction of three Bavarian Public Prosecutors’ Offices. The action day, carried out on 5 August 2026, brought together authorities from Germany and Serbia under the framework of an Operational Taskforce coordinated by Europol. Investigators targeted senior members of two interconnected Syrian criminal networks...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Season 4 of The Europol Podcast available now
The Europol Podcast is the official podcast of the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation. This season, we spoke to our Europol experts on the emerging threats and key developments in the field of cybercrime. We explored:How cybercrime enablers are facilitating crimeHow CSAM offenders are adapting to new technologyHow ransomware is evolvingHow online fraud schemes are becoming a growing threatBonus...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Europol-led action against nihilistic violent extremist network "The Com"
An estimated 4 340 URLs related to nihilistic violent extremism were referred during the initiative organised by Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit - EU IRU and the Spanish Intelligence Centre against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO). This successful action complements the efforts undertaken within Project COMPASS, coordinated by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre, which unites law enforcement authorities from EU...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Migrant smuggling network using rental cars dismantled across the Balkans
Led by the Greek authorities and supported by Europol, the investigation targeted a criminal network composed mainly of Syrian and Egyptian nationals suspected of organising the illegal transportation of migrants from Greece through Bulgaria and Romania before facilitating their onward journey to Italy.The action day took place on 16 July 2026, with operational activities carried out in Thessaloniki and Athens...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Europol supports operation against amphetamine producers
As part of an extensive investigation led by the German Krefeld Public Prosecutor's Office and Mönchengladbach Police, officers from the North Rhine-Westphalia Police, as well as Polish and Dutch law enforcement conducted coordinated searches at ten locations in Germany and three in the Netherlands in the early hours of 15 July 2026. Several suspects were arrested during the operation.Nine suspects...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Europol and Frontex strengthen cooperation with new Working Arrangement
The new arrangement replaces the agreement signed in 2015 and reflects the significantly expanded mandates that both agencies have received in recent years. It establishes an updated framework for cooperation enhancing the secure exchange of information, including for operational purposes, enabling Europol and Frontex to provide even more effective support to EU Member States.Jürgen EbnerActing Executive Director of EuropolCriminal networks...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Five arrests for smuggling migrants across the Bulgarian-Serbian green border
The action day led to:5 arrests (1 High Value Target, 2 police officers and 2 associates)5 locations searched;Seizures include: 3 vehicles used for migrant smuggling activities, firearms and ammunitions, a radio station, mobile devices and cash (EUR 5 700 and RSD 40 000) About EUR 1 300 per person to cross SerbiaActive since 2025, the criminal network is suspected of...
Europol, leído el 2 septiembre 2026, 07:25 — leer en la fuente
Emergencias
UNICEF Venezuela Humanitarian Situation Report No. 8 (Earthquake Response), 4 -17 August 2026
Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN Children's Fund Please refer to the attached file. Highlights UNICEF continued supporting the transition from emergency response to early recovery, sustaining access to essential health, nutrition, WASH, child protection and education services for children and families affected by the earthquakes. To date, UNICEF has reached 37,901 people with primary health care services, including 27,963 people through emergency vaccination activities; 16,661 people with safe drinking water; 9,298 children, adolescents and caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support services; and 6,872 children screened for wasting. UNICEF supported learning continuity and school readiness by reaching 2,075 children and adolescents with educational supplies and training 568 teachers and education personnel in Education in Emergencies and psychosocial support. UNICEF has mobilized US$25.7 million against the US$65.7 million required under the Venezuela Earthquake Response Addendum, leaving a funding gap of US$40 million. With the addendum, UNICEF’s revised 2026 HAC requirements now total US$203.3 million.
ReliefWeb updates, 2 septiembre 2026, 07:18 — leer en la fuente
Green earthquake (Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:16.733km) in United States 02/09/2026 05:40 UTC, 4 thousand in MMI>=I.
On 9/2/2026 5:40:52 AM, an earthquake occurred in United States potentially affecting 4 thousand in MMI>=I. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:16.733km.
GDACS — global disaster alerts, 2 septiembre 2026, 06:59 — leer en la fuente
UNICEF Somalia Humanitarian Situation Report No. No. 2 (Mid-Year), 30 June 2026
Country: Somalia Source: UN Children's Fund Please refer to the attached file. Highlights Somalia’s humanitarian situation deteriorated sharply during the first half of 2026. The humanitarian caseload expanded from the 4.8 million people initially identified in the HNRP to approximately 6 million by June, driven by drought and other climate shocks, disease outbreaks, conflict, insecurity, displacement and contracting resources. An estimated 1.9 million children required acute malnutrition treatment, including 493,000 with severe acute malnutrition. Despite limited funding, UNICEF maintained lifesaving assistance, treating approximately 200,000 children with severe acute malnutrition; providing 235,000 people with critical WASH supplies; enabling 309,000 people to access primary health care; and supporting 62,000 children with emergency education. UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children appeal was only 24 per cent funded at mid-year. Education and Child Protection are unfunded at over 90 percent. Severe underfunding constrained service coverage, supplies and partner capacity as risks for children intensified, leaving critical gaps among most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communitie…
ReliefWeb updates, 2 septiembre 2026, 06:45 — leer en la fuente
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