Editor’s Note: The following story highlights why cigarette trafficking needs to be a high priority for law enforcement.
From: AFP
Over 1,000 arrested in unprecedented swoop: Europol
By Jan Hennop
The Hague (AFP) – Police have arrested more than 1,000 suspects and rescued at least 30 trafficked children in an unprecedented swoop on organised crime groups across Europe, Europol’s chief said on Wednesday.
The continent-wide raids targeted gangs involved in people trafficking, cybercrime, narcotics and illegal gun trafficking, among others.
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They also dismantled a laboratory used for making counterfeit medicine, confiscated 13 luxury cars and seized 1.5 million contraband cigarettes as well as one million euros ($1.3 million) in cash.
