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26/06/2026 - 18:22 GMT+2

Organised crime in the EU evolves rapidly, becomes increasingly sophisticated, transnational and resilient, the EU's law enforcement agency, Europol, stressed on Friday.

A staggering 731 criminal networks have been identified as operating within the EU, with over 400,000 members from 118 nationalities.

Their main business areas are drug trafficking, followed by fraud and online fraud.