Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Europol dismantles Europe-wide drugs network based in Poland
Europol and Polish police worked together to stop a big group making and selling illegal drugs.
They found more than 20 secret labs in different countries.
The group was bringing special chemicals from China and India to make the drugs.
The police arrested over 100 people and took away a lot of drugs and money.
Europol helped by sharing information and coordinating the police actions across borders.
This operation started in 2022 and involved many countries working together to stop the drug network.
Europol and Polish prosecutors dismantled an international synthetic drugs network based in Poland.
Over 100 suspects were arrested, and more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics were seized.
The network operated over 20 illegal laboratories in Poland and Western Europe.
Chemical precursors were legally imported from China and India and used to manufacture drugs.
Europol facilitated intelligence-sharing and coordinated police actions across multiple countries.
- Who
- European investigators, including Europol and Polish anti-narcotics officers
- What
- Dismantling of an international synthetic drugs network
- When
- Operation launched in 2022, raids conducted recently (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Poland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Czech Republic
- Why
- To disrupt the production and distribution of synthetic drugs across Europe
- Number of Suspects Arrested
- Over 100
- Amount of Narcotics Seized
- More than 9.3 tonnes
- Number of Illegal Labs
- Over 20
- Countries Involved in Raids
- Poland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Czech Republic
- Origin of Chemical Precursors
- China and India
- Agency Involved
- Europol
- Operation Launch Year
- 2022