Crackdown on criminal network that stole 170 historical books worth EUR 2.5 million across Europe

Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Lithuania, France, Latvia, Poland, Switzerland and Georgia in an international operation against an organised crime group (OCG) that allegedly stole 170 books of high historical and cultural value across several European countries. The stolen books have an estimated value of EUR 2.5 million and were written by well-known Russian novelists such as Pushkin, Gogol and Lermontov.Eurojust assisted the authorities in coordinating the actions and in setting up and funding a joint investigation team (JIT) into the case.Read More