Securite & Affaires Etrangeres
Europol Busts Firearms Trafficking Ring from Türkiye
An international law enforcement operation supported by Europol has dismantled a criminal network trafficking illegal firearms from Türkiye into the European Union. French and Swiss authorities arrested ten suspects in the coordinated crackdown. The group is accused of modifying blank-firing guns into deadly weapons for sale on the criminal market. Europol facilitated the cross-border cooperation and provided intelligence analysis, highlighting the continued EU-wide effort to combat the flow of illicit arms.
A joint EU police operation has cut off a key route for illegal firearms entering the Union from Türkiye.