62 transcontinental migrant smugglers arrested
Law enforcement from five countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union. The
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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.
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End of the road for 6 suspects smuggling migrants in rental cars
With the support of Europol in the field, the Portuguese Judiciary Police (Polícia Judiciária Portuguesa) carried out on 17 July
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Spotlight report: migrant smuggling networks and their methods
The facilitation of illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings continue to be among the most serious criminal threats facing
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Polish Border Guards in a car chase on the A4 motorway, stopped a driver who was carrying 5 foreigner minors.
The driver of the Opel, ignoring the light and sound signals to stop the vehicle, made an escape. However, he lost
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During the last weekend (from July 7 to 9), 279 foreigners who tried to illegally cross from Belarus to Poland were revealed. Two traffickers were detained
The events were recorded on the sections of official responsibility of four Posts of the Polish Border Guard Unit, located
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Criminals from ODMVR-Razgrad neutralized an organized criminal group for trafficking in women
The operation was carried out in the early hours of today, after an investigation by the “Criminal Crime Counteraction” sector
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21 Syrians on an illegal journey to the West
Officers from the Border Guard Post in Bielsko-Biała, together with officers from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Żory, chased a
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Laredo Sector US CBP Intercepted a Human Smuggling Attempt Using Hay Bales
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt utilizing a trailer pulling hay
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Fighting human trafficking and migrant smuggling in the Americas
The situation Organized criminal groups take advantage of the most vulnerable people for profit, with a complete disregard for human
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Two stash houses shut down at Laredo Sector, US CBP
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South station shut down two stash houses in Laredo, Texas. On two
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US CBP, Laredo Sector Intercepted a Human Smuggling Attempt Using a Portable Barn
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt using a portable barn in
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Syrian gang leader arrested with 14 other suspects in Spain
Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised criminal network smuggling migrants from Syria to the
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28 Syrian citizens, found hiding in a truck loaded with cabbage
At the Romanian Giurgiu Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen, driving a truck loaded with cabbage, presented himself to enter
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Laredo Sector US CBP halted a human smuggling attempt at FM 1017 Checkpoint
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Hebbronville Station halted a human smuggling attempt involving a horse trailer at FM
Read moreUS CBP agents intercepted a human smuggling attempt at Laredo Sector
Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on
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Anti-trafficking body urges Slovenia to better identify victims of human trafficking
In a new report the Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking group GRETA calls on the Slovenian authorities to improve trafficking victims’
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UNODC Empowers Law Enforcement Officials with capacity building to counter Money Laundering, Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
In a first of its kind initiative, UNODC, under the framework of the Global Action against Trafficking in Persons and
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