Polish police have conducted a series of spectacular operations targeting organized crime in recent hours. Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CBŚP) seized a total of 150 kg of drugs worth millions of złoty, dismantled the so-called waste mafia, and arrested members of groups extorting money from seniors using the "fake policeman" method. In Piotrków Trybunalski, a widespread corruption scandal in a housing cooperative was uncovered.
Massive drug shipment
Seizure of 50 kg of marijuana after a highway chase and 100 kg in Bielsko-Biała, total value of the goods exceeds 5 million złoty.
Dismantling of the waste mafia
Arrest of an official and a lawyer suspected of corrupt cooperation with groups illegally storing waste.
Plague of scams against seniors
Series of thefts using the 'waterworks employee' and 'policeman' methods; launch of educational programs for the elderly.
Scandal in the housing cooperative
Four individuals arrested and charged with corruption in the Piotrków Housing Cooperative.
Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau of the Police (CBŚP) and territorial units carried out a large-scale operation against drug traffickers. The most spectacular action took place on a highway leading to Pomerania, where a chase resulted in the interception of a transport carrying 50 kilograms of marijuana with an estimated black-market value of 2.5 million złoty. Simultaneously, in Bielsko-Biała, officers secured as much as 100 kilograms of drugs in a single garage, leading to the arrest of a 29-year-old man. A major blow was also dealt to the structure of economic and corruption crime. The Central Anticorruption Bureau dismantled a network related to the illegal waste trade, in which in which a state official and a lawyer were said to play a significant role. The detainees are suspected of accepting financial benefits in exchange for providing a "protective umbrella" for illegal waste storage. Another corruption scandal has shaken Piotrków Trybunalski, where four individuals have been charged with financial irregularities in the local housing cooperative. A separate chapter of the operations involves combating the plague of scams targeting the elderly. Police in Warsaw dismantled a group that posed as waterworks employees to rob seniors in their own apartments. Numerous cases of extortion using the "emergency" method and fraudulent investments in fuel company shares were also reported. In response to these threats, a preventive program was launched in Lower Silesia to raise citizens' awareness of cybersecurity and manipulation techniques used by criminals. In recent years, Polish services have observed the professionalization of fraudster groups, who increasingly use advanced social engineering techniques and digital tools to steal identities and financial resources. The total scale of secured property and funds in the described cases amounts to millions of złoty. In Garwolin, police finalized an indictment against perpetrators of a money laundering scheme, estimated to be worth nearly 20 million złoty. Most of the individuals arrested in recent days have been charged with acting in an organized criminal group, which carries severe penalties of imprisonment. „Mieszkańcy stracili ponad 350 tys. zł w wyniku działania oszustów - uważajmy” (Residents lost over 350,000 złoty due to the actions of fraudsters - let's be vigilant) — Police Statement
Perspektywy mediów: Liberal media emphasize the effectiveness of state institutions in fighting official corruption and the waste mafia as part of cleansing the state. Conservative media highlight the strong hand of law enforcement and the priority of citizen safety from the drug threat.