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  Poland: Two suspects detained over €795 000 fraud involving Clean Air Programme

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  June 25, 2026

  At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), law enforcement authorities detained two suspects on Monday, as part of an investigation into possible fraud involving funds under the Clean Air Programme, with an estimated damage of €795 000 (PLN 3 420 614.77). Of this amount, €628 000 (PLN 2 700 440) concerned EU funds. One of the suspects is the representative of two companies involved in implementing projects under the Clean Air Programme – a Polish government scheme that provides funding to homeowners to replace polluting heating systems and improve energy efficiency in residential buildings, co-funded by the EU. The other suspect acted as an agent for those companies, helping them find homeowners interested in receiving EU funding under the Clean Air Programme. This suspect also served as the representative of the homeowners who signed contracts with those companies for the provision of services and works subsidised under the Clean Air Programme.

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  Drug traffickers brought down after shipping 1.4 tonnes of cannabis by parcel post

  Europol

  June 25, 2026

    A criminal network suspected of smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Spain to France using parcel delivery services has been dismantled following a coordinated law enforcement operation supported by Europol and Eurojust. Between 15 and 19 June 2026, law enforcement authorities arrested 10 suspects –and carried out 24 searches across France and Spain. The searches led to the seizure of EUR 278 000 in cash, cannabis, and other drugs, firearms, phones, and cars.

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  Sixth Defendant Pleads Guilty for Role in Conspiracy to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars in Illicit Cash Proceeds

  US Department of Justice

  June 24, 2026

  A Brazilian man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida accepted the guilty plea today. On June 1, the district court also accepted the guilty pleas of five co-defendants. According to court documents, Omar Aliperti De Mello Correa, 34, a U.S. citizen residing in Orlando; Ygor Fokin Saviolli, 35, a Brazilian national; Gabriel Cezar Menezes, 29, a Brazilian national; Joao Andrade De Mello, 29, a Brazilian national; Tadeu Sebastiane Rabelo Alves Barbosa, 30, a Brazilian national; and Leandro De Avila Goncalves, 42, a Brazilian national, all illegally residing in Orlando, were part of a sophisticated money laundering organization that operated across the United States and spanned several countries.