Eurojust is the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. We are a specialised hub providing tailor-made support to prosecutors and judges from across the EU and beyond. To effectively tackle crossborder crime, we also host networks and run several programmes and projects. Working across 27 judicial systems is complex. Through our unique know-how, we ensure that national borders are no obstacle to prosecuting criminals and getting justice done. In addition to our legal expertise, we provide secure meeting rooms with stateof-the-art IT systems and interpretation facilities, as well as a 24/7 on-call service.  

P.11 Eurojust contributed to the arrest of more than 4 200 suspects and the seizure and freezing of criminal assets worth over EUR 1 billion. The Agency also contributed to the seizure of drugs worth almost EUR 26 billion, which represents more than double the amount it helped seize in 2022.

P.25 Figure 3.1 Overview of Eurojust-referred cases by crime type in 2023. The top three crime types handled by the Agency in 2023 continued to be swindling and fraud, drug trafficking and money laundering. Two thirds of all cases that Eurojust worked on in 2023 involved one of these crime types. Over 4 000 cases in total focused on swindling and fraud crimes, while more than 2 400 cases dealt with drug trafficking and more than 2 200 cases with money laundering. 

P.40-44 3.6 Drug trafficking - Drug trafficking is one of the most serious security threats facing Europe today. The situation is escalating, with an unprecedented increase in illicit drugs available in Europe, particularly cocaine from South America. The drug trade continues to be one of the main profit-generating activities of organised crime, estimated to represent around one fifth of global crime proceeds.
• 50% of the most threatening criminal networks active in the EU are involved in drug trafficking.
• 50% of all homicides in Europe are directly connected to drug trafficking.
• 70% of drug seizures take place in EU ports.

Operational support to drug trafficking cases: Drug trafficking was once again one of the top two crime types dealt with by the Agency in 2023. Eurojust handled almost 2 500 cases, of which just under half were new cases opened in 2023 and just over half were ongoing cases from previous years. The number of drug trafficking cases addressed by the Agency continues to increase, with more than double the number of cases registered in 2023 compared to 2020. The number of joint investigation teams and coordinated action days dedicated to drug-related cases also increased in 2023 compared to previous years...