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Bulgaria: EPPO indicts EU project consultant for fraud involving funds for dental care
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 22 June 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today at the Sofia City Court against an EU project consultant suspected of fraud involving a project for dental care. The consultant was contacted by a doctor who sought to establish a dental practice in a small town in Bulgaria's Burgas region, with the aim of improving access to healthcare services for the local population. The doctor engaged the consultant to prepare an application to obtain EU financial support for the project, including the purchase of medical equipment. The doctor also provided the consultant with contact details of a medical equipment supplier, who subsequently submitted a competitive offer.
Australia’s biggest ever cocaine bust as police seize another 2.7 tonnes under Operation Minjiang
Australia Federal Police
The AFP has seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the largest ever cocaine seizure in Australia – as part of an investigation into an organised crime plot to import and distribute significant quantities of border-controlled drugs along Australia’s east coast. The seizure formed part of Operation Minjiang, a Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) investigation. It follows the previous seizure of 178kg of cocaine and 142kg of methamphetamine, representing a total seizure of more than 3 tonnes of border controlled drugs.
Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group dismantles global money laundering syndicates
Australia Federal Police
Five Eyes law enforcement agencies have dismantled 15 major international money laundering syndicates through coordinated investigations; stripping criminals of millions of dollars of illicit profits and disrupting their ability to reinvest in further crimes. Intelligence sharing and joint action through the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (FELEG) in the past decade has resulted in significant asset confiscations, arrests, and the disruption of criminal networks operating across multiple countries. These syndicates were funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars of illicit funds across borders, both for their own operations and on behalf of other organised crime groups.
