Europol asks the public to help find 19 people wanted by authorities in 14 countries

The European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST), with the support of Europol, launched an appeal on 12 November 2026 to locate 19 people wanted by authorities in 14 countries. The EU Most Wanted campaign includes cases involving the sexual exploitation of children, fraud against elderly people, and other serious crimes. Belgium added two men convicted of a violent robbery in Bocholt.

In brief

The 19 people are the subject of an appeal launched on 12 November.

The campaign includes both people wanted in connection with criminal proceedings and people wanted to serve their sentences.

Since 2016, 191 people have been arrested while their profiles were listed on the platform. Information submitted by the public contributed to 58 of the arrests.

In 2026, up to the launch date, Europol reported 16 arrests of listed individuals, four of them with public support.

In the Belgian case, the Antwerp Court of Appeal sentenced the two men to eight years in prison each.

Europol urges citizens to submit information through the official platform and avoid direct contact with the wanted individuals.

The appeal brings together cases from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, and Spain. The list indicates the authorities that requested support. For example, the two men wanted by Belgian police are Dutch nationals, according to the Federal Police.

ENFAST national teams manage the cases and receive information submitted through the platform. Europol supports cooperation between them. The public can submit information anonymously, while the competent authorities verify it and decide whether measures are warranted. Profiles may be updated or withdrawn as the situation in each case changes.

ENFAST and Europol launched the platform in 2016. The figures published on 12 November count 191 arrests made while the individuals concerned had profiles on the site. Europol attributes a contribution to 58 arrests to information provided by citizens. For 2026, the institution reported 16 arrests by the date of the appeal, four of them supported by information received from the public.

The Belgian Federal Police announced the inclusion of Samir Masoudi and Youssef Masoudi in the campaign. On 13 February 2025, the Antwerp Court of Appeal sentenced them in absentia to eight years in prison each for a violent robbery of an elderly couple, committed in Bocholt on 13 February 2017. The court ordered their immediate arrest. According to Belgian police, the national search team is acting at the request of the Antwerp Public Prosecutor's Office.