Jail for forger who made false identity documents
A man who made false identity documents for organised crime groups involved in people smuggling has been jailed for three
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.
Man involved in smuggling people into the UK in the back of a van is convicted
A man involved in smuggling people into UK has today (29 August 2024) been found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration.
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Four High Value Targets leading migrant smuggling ring arrested in Bulgaria
On 19 August, Bulgarian law enforcement authorities arrested eight suspected members of a gang involved in smuggling migrants into Europe.
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Smuggling detected in Spain
In a recent high-stakes operation in Spain, our plane played a key role in tracking down two people smugglers.
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21 arrested in Spain for smuggling Algerian and Syrian migrants into the EU
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime network smuggling migrants with fast boats from
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New report from the GI-TOC warns that labour exploitation is becoming a growing concern in the Western Balkans
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) has published a report that highlights the significant challenge of labour exploitation
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Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR Please find here your downloadable copy of the July/August 2024 issue
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8 arrested in Romania for smuggling migrants along the Balkan route
An operation led by the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the Romanian Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră), supported by Europol
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US CBP Announces Expanded Operations Targeting Transnational Criminal Organizations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently provided an update on its ongoing enforcement efforts against Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs)
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US Border Patrol agents rescue migrants stowed away in a locked train compartment at Laredo Sector
US CBP agents assigned to Cotulla Station discovered and rescued another 20 migrants stowed away in a locked train compartment.
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Nine foreign citizens, found hidden among frozen bread by Romanian border police
A 28-year-old Turkish citizen presented himself for border formalities on his way out of the country. The man was driving
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US CBP AMO intercepts vessel transporting 511 pounds of cocaine near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
US CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) intercepted Thursday a vessel 9 nautical miles southwest of Desecheo Island, seizing 511
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79 people rescued by the Romanian border police on the Frontex mission in the Mediterranean
On the evening of June 30, 2024, border police on board MAI 3604 were informed by the crew of an
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US CBP Foils Human Smuggling Attempts
Utilizing imaging technology at the northern border, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Grand Forks Sector stopped three separate illegal
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US CBP agents rescue migrants stowed away in a locked train compartment
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Cotulla Station discovered and rescued 23 migrants stowed away in a locked
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EU external borders: Irregular border crossings fall one third in the first half of 2024
The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union in the first six months of 2024 fell by almost
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Eleven foreign nationals discovered hidden on metal rollers transported by a Turkish driver
At the Nădlac ll Border Crossing Point, Arad County, a 41-year-old Turkish citizen presented himself for border formalities on his way out
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Nineteen Syrian citizens tried to enter the country illegally by crossing the Danube river in a boat
Border police officers stopped a car in which there were two Romanian citizens, who could not they justify their presence
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