15/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats (EMPACT) has closed its 2018-2021 cycle with tangible results in the fight against organised crime with “17,723 international investigations and operations, 31,584 people arrested, 171 tons of drugs seized and 18,085 potential victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation of children identified”, the EU Council said in a statement on Friday 15 July. EMPACT addresses the most significant threats posed by organised and serious international crime affecting the EU. The 10 priorities for the period 2018-2021 were cybercrime, drugs trafficking, facilitation of illegal immigration, organised theft and burglary, trafficking in human beings, excise and missing trader intra community fraud, firearms trafficking, environmental crime, criminal finances and document fraud. Link to the results: https://aeur.eu/f/2ni (SP)