Crime Area: Environmental crime
Action days: March 2023
Participating countries: Spain
Authorities involved: Guardia Civil
- Arrests: 104 individuals arrested
- Seizures: 3 500 tons of non-compliant pallets (estimated sale value of EUR 2 000 000) and other packaging that did not meet mandatory legal requirements for their use in international trade and shipment.
Modus operandi: 148 criminal offenses detected, including crimes against natural resources and the environment, crimes against industrial property, crimes of misappropriation, belonging to a criminal organisation, theft, and fraud.
Europol’s contribution: Operational coordination, information exchange with Spanish authorities, operational analysis.
For additional information, please reach out to Europol’s Press Office.
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