Law enforcement agencies in Romania and Belgium carried out a joint operation against a criminal group involved in the theft of freight shipments during transport. On 3 November 2026, 16 suspects were detained: 11 in Romania and 5 in Belgium. The five suspects arrested in Belgium have been placed in...
Five British far-right activists arrested in France for sntimidating migrants
On the evening of 29 October 2026, French police arrested five British nationals in the town of Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk (Nord department, France). According to the Nord prefecture, the detainees belong to the far-right milieu. The men were travelling in a minibus they had themselves named “The Battle Bus.” From...
Suspects in Starlink arson in Vilnius detained in Germany
The Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau (LKPB) has announced that it has identified two men suspected of attempting to set fire to ground-based Starlink satellite communications equipment in Vilnius. Both are already in custody in Germany under a European Arrest Warrant issued by Bulgaria in connection with a similar attack. This...
Former BND chief arrested on suspicion of espionage
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said that on Tuesday, on warrants issued by an investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice, agents arrested August Hanning, the former president of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), and Manfred D., his former chief of staff. Both are suspected of passing on and using...
Bucharest court orders 30-day pre-trial detention for former Romanian presidential candidate
The Bucharest Court of Appeal on Tuesday, September 29, upheld an appeal by DIICOT prosecutors and ordered former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days. The same measure was applied to businessman Ionel Rusen. The ruling is final. Georgescu and Rusen are accused of forming...
Police arrest five men near RAF Fairford air base
Police have arrested five men on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing a terrorist act near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The base is used by U.S. forces. According to Gloucestershire Police, a call was received at around 00:45 on Sunday, 27 September, reporting three suspicious vehicles travelling towards the air...
Police arrest two suspects over alleged terror plot against Manchester’s Jewish community
Сounter-terrorism police have announced the arrest of two men as part of an investigation into a suspected terrorist plot targeting the Jewish community in the Manchester area of northern England. The suspects, both in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday, 20 September, on Newton Street in central Manchester on suspicion...
Albania’s intelligence chief placed under house arrest in corruption case
Albania’s Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime (SPAK) on Tuesday announced house arrest for Vlora Hyseni, head of the State Intelligence Service (SHISH). She was simultaneously suspended from her duties. Hyseni is suspected of disclosing classified information and aiding an offender. The case is linked to a wider corruption...