Europol to Crack Down on Arms Traffickers

Europol, Police in Europe cracked down on the illegal arms trade across the continent in two separate operations that saw 18 arrests, dozens of objects raided, nearly 200 firearms and millions in assets seized across the continent. Spanish authorities arrested seven suspects, seized 18 properties worth about 10 million euro (US$11.8 million) and froze over 50 financial products from a large organised crime group that transported armaments as large as tanks across the Mediterranean, and even once managed to break a compatriot out of a Greek prison. “The criminal network, made up of Latvian, Spanish and Ukrainian members, illegally transported…