The operation, which ended in May, was led by Frontex together with Estonia and Poland along Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Sweden as well as EU agencies (Europol, Olaf, Eurojust), and Interpol. In the crosshairs of law enforcement and customs officers were migrant and excise goods smuggling as well as document fraud.
In just two weeks, the officers taking part in the operation managed to seize 15 million illegal cigarettes, 2 tons of tobacco, 20 stolen vehicles; detected 36 forged documents, 252 irregular border crossings and 445 overstayers. They also identified and investigated 236 migrant smugglers.
