15 arrested in intercontinental crackdown against Nigerian crime syndicates
Between 7 and 9 December 2023, Europol coordinated a massive international operation targeting Nigerian criminal networks active in the EU
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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.
Nineteen foreign citizens, illegally entering Romania detected by the border police using drones
Border police officers using land and aerial surveillance means, such as drones (UAVs) equipped with optoelectronic systems with night vision,
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Significant rise in irregular border crossings in 2023, highest since 2016
The number of irregular border crossings at the EU’s external border in 2023 reached a total of approximately 380 000,
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Four foreigners claiming to be Afghan citizens found in the truck trailerFour foreigners claiming to be Afghan citizens
Four foreigners were detained last week (January 10, 2024) as a result of information obtained from police officers from the
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US CBP agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working their assigned duties interdicted a human smuggling attempt yielding the apprehension of five migrants.
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Seven foreign nationals who illegally crossed the state border, discovered by border police
On 29.12.2023, border police from the Ostrov Border Police Sector detected the seven people who did not justify their presence
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50 foreign citizens, detected in an attempt to cross the Romanian border illegally
At the Romanian Nădlac Border Crossing Point , two Turkish citizens, driving road vehicles registered in Turkey, showed up for border formalities
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US CBP Air and Marine Operations Southeast Region crews apprehend 1,086 migrants in December
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Southeast Region crews worked with U.S. Coast Guard, Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast, local
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The Spanish Civil Guardia and the Spanish National Police dismantle a criminal organization dedicated to human trafficking for sexual exploitation and release twelve victims
Agents of the Spanish Civil Guard and the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to human trafficking
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58 foreign citizens, detected in an attempt to cross the border illegally
At the Romanian Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen, driving a road vehicle registered in Turkey, presented himself
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Bulgaria’s GDBOP officers neutralized an organized criminal group involved in the trafficking of illegal migrants
The special operation was carried out by the GDBOP, under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office and with the active
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The first INTERPOL operation specifically targeting the phenomenon of human trafficking-fuelled fraud
Following five months of investigative coordination, law enforcement from participating countries carried out more than 270,000 inspections and police checks
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Intense actions at the border with Hungary: 104 foreign citizens found hidden
In the space of 48 hours, at the Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, three Turkish citizens and one Bulgarian, who
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Americas: 257 suspected migrant smugglers and human traffickers arrested
An INTERPOL-coordinated operation against people smuggling and human trafficking across the Americas has led to 257 arrests, the rescue of
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Over three days 35 foreigners were discovered trying to illegally enter the territory of Poland
On Sunday (December 10), in the section protected by the Border Guard Post in Białowieża, 8 foreigners crossed the border
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US CBP Intercepts 63 Migrants from the Dominican Republic and Haiti in a Yola Vessel Near Southwestern Puerto Rico
Marine Agents of US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), along with Puerto Rico Police, intercepted Friday
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The trafficking network of migrants of Vietnamese origin, destroyed with the support of EUROPOL
DIICOT prosecutors ordered the detention of 7 defendants and measures of judicial control against 4 others, investigated for committing the
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US CBP Thwarts Coordinated 4-Vehicle Border Rush in Hodgdon, Maine
Border Patrol apprehended 20 Romanian nationals in Hodgdon, Maine after four vehicles were observed crossing the international boundary from Canada
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