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  Museum heists turn violent: new Europol report on cultural property theft tactics

  Europol

  August 24, 2026

  Europol published a spotlight report today titled Changing tactics, changing targets: the evolving nature of museum heists, which reveals a shift in the methods and targets of museum thefts across Europe. The report highlights a concerning rise in violent and forceful tactics, alongside a growing focus on high-value items such as precious metals, gemstones, and culturally significant artefacts.

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  IEWG Launches New Environmental Crimes Bulletin Series

  Egmont Group

  August 21, 2026

  New resource equips FIUs with financial intelligence insights, typologies, risk indicators, and emerging trends related to environmental crime.

  The Egmont Group Information Exchange Working Group (IEWG) has released a new series of Environmental Crimes Bulletins to support Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) in identifying, analyzing, and disrupting the financial flows associated with environmental crime.

  Developed with contributions from environmental crime subject matter experts, the bulletins examine key crime areas including illegal wildlife trade, rhino trafficking, pollution crime, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, illegal logging and illegal mining and natural resource extraction. The series highlights money laundering risks, criminal methodologies, industries at risk of exploitation, and indicators that may assist FIUs in detecting suspicious financial activity.

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  Two men charged as part of investigation into Australia’s largest cocaine seizure

  Australia Federal Police

  August 21, 2026

  A Brisbane man and a Sydney man have been charged with drug and firearms offences as part of the ongoing investigation into Australia's largest cocaine seizure. The Brisbane man, 41, was charged yesterday (20 August, 2026) after AFP and Queensland Police officers executed a search warrant at a Kangaroo Point home, seizing $80,000 in cash and electronic devices, as part of Operation Minjiang, which has resulted in the seizure of almost three tonnes of cocaine and 142kg of methamphetamine.