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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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.
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
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US 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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Serbia urged to strengthen criminal justice response to human trafficking, improve assistance to victims
Over the past five years, several legislative changes relevant for combatting trafficking in human beings were adopted in Serbia. However,
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The Spanish National Police free 15 women victims of trafficking
Agents of the Spanish National Police have released 15 women victims of trafficking in premises located in the region of
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68 foreign citizens found hiding in 24 hours
At the Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, Arad county, two Romanian citizens, driving a truck and a van, both registered
Read moreTwo human smuggling attempts halted at Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint
Laredo Sector US CBP agents halted two human smuggling attempts involving commercial vehicles at the I-35 checkpoint. On May 31,
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Joint raids on the Balkan route see migrant smugglers halted
Europol has supported a joint investigation between Germany, Romania and Serbia into an organised crime network smuggling migrants across the
Read moreTwo human smuggling attempts halted at Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts involving commercial vehicles at the I-35 checkpoint. On May 31,
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143 foreign citizens stopped at the Romanian border, 64 people were discovered hidden in a single truck
At the Romanian Nădlac II Border Crossing Point at different time intervals, four Turkish citizens and one Romanian, who were driving
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301 foreigners trying to illegally cross from Belarus to Poland were intercepted by Polish Border Guards
On the June 4 there were 82 attempts to illegally cross the border from Belarus to Poland. A group of 24
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1,426 potential victims identified in global operation against human trafficking
Between 8 and 15 May 2023, a global action targeting human trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced begging and forced criminality
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Human smuggling attempt foiled at Harlingen Airport
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents alongside Harlingen Police Department stopped an attempt to smuggle four migrants in an
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A Polish Border Guard Unit detained 7 people involved in aiding in the illegal crossing of the Polish-Belarusian border
Six traffickers who tried to transport 22 foreigners who illegally crossed the Polish-Belarusian border into Western Europe were detained. Border
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