So this was a gold mine for us and we immediately saw the potential of this operation.

And I think we pretty much made the best of it from day one.

Yeah, we'll stick with excitement, exciting.

Everything was pertinent.

It was overwhelming detail of prolific drug trafficking activity.

One aspect that I find particularly important is that intelligence coming from OTF Green Light-Royan

Shield, but also similar investigations, was instrumental

for law enforcement to trigger new cases.

Welcome to the Europol podcast, the official podcast of the EU's Law Enforcement Agency.

In this series, we shine a light on some of the biggest operations Europol has supported

and how we continue to fight organized crime.

Operation Greenlight, Part 1

The International Sting

In a world where crime becomes more international, law enforcement can hit globalized criminal networks hard

by taking out one of their most precious resources, their secure communication

channels.

In this regard, we see that criminals have a strong appetite for criminally dedicated encrypted

communication solutions. This allows them to coordinate their criminal projects,

to remain in contact, manage their criminal networks while being far away.

That's Georgios Rascos, head of the EU organized crime unit. He coordinated Europol's work

on today's case. At the same time, this opportunity for law enforcement,

criminals need encrypted communication services to communicate.

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