Dozens were arrested in an international police operation against e-commerce frauds across Europe, with the law enforcement bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina among the contributors to this large investigation.

A coordinated crackdown on e-commerce fraud has seen 59 scammers arrested and new investigative leads triggered all across Europe as part of the 2022 e-Commerce Action (eComm 2022), the Europol said on Monday.

According to the statement, the operation lasted for a month, 1-31 October 2022, and a total of 19 countries took part in this clampdown on the criminal networks using stolen credit card information to order high-value goods from online shops.

The action was coordinated by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the Merchant Risk Council. It received the direct assistance from merchants, logistic companies, banks and payment card schemes.

“After several months of preparation, law enforcement authorities in participating countries raided the locations where illegally purchased goods had been delivered, arresting the suspects and confiscating the fraudulently purchased goods,” the Europol said, adding that investigations are still ongoing and more arrests are expected in the coming weeks.

The countries that took part in the operation include Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.