EU: Joint Europol-Frontex report on "digitalisation of migrant smuggling"
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25 October 2021
Europol and Frontex have produced a joint report on the "digitalisation of migrant smuggling", intended to provide state officials with in the EU and Western Balkans "with a comprehensive intelligence picture on the use of digital tools and services' [sic] in migrant smuggling and related document fraud, in order to raise awareness, consolidate existing knowledge and enforce opportunities to take appropriate measures to tackle emerging threats."
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See: Digitalisation of migrant smuggling (contained in Council doc. 12353/21, LIMITE, 29 September 2021, pdf)
Contents of the report
Key points
Introduction, background and scope
Migrant smuggling in the digital era
Advertisement and recruitment
Communication and instructions
Guidance via mapping apps
Money transfer
Countermeasures
Supporting criminal services: Document fraud
Digital leads into migrant smuggling
Impact of migrant smuggling digitalisation
Challenges and intelligence gaps
Annex I: Overview of applications and platforms identified in connection to migrant smuggling
Annex II: Recommendations for handling seized mobile communication devices
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