121 arrests in operation against migrant smuggling and human trafficking
An INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting migrant smuggling and human trafficking has triggered 121 arrests across 25 countries, prompting 193 new investigations.
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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.
Two arrested on suspicion of smuggling people into the UK in horseboxes
Two suspected members of an organised crime group smuggling people into the UK in horseboxes have been arrested in raids
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5 Romanian Nationals Apprehended for Illegal Entry in Van Buren, Maine by US Border Patrol Agents
On April 23, 2022, a vehicle illegally crossed the U.S. border near Van Buren, Maine. Border Patrol Agents from the
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Violent labour exploitation gang busted in Romania and the UK
The Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the United Kingdom Northamptonshire Police, supported by Europol and Eurojust, have dismantled a criminal
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Fifteen foreign citizens detected by the Arad border police
At the Romanian Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen, driving a truck registered in Romania, showed up for
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Twelve Afghan and Pakistani citizens were detained by Timisoara border guards
A Romanian border police patrol stopped a van registered in Romania, driven by a 20-year-old man, Romanian citizen. Twelve foreigners,
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65 foreign nationals were found hidden in two road complexes
At the Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, the border policemen carried out the control on two road complex registered in
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Twenty-six foreign nationals were detected by the Arad border police
At the Nădlac Border Crossing Point, a Romanian citizen was present to carry out the border formalities, on the way
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US Laredo Sector Border Patrol halts a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer
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Effective Law Enforcement Partnership Leads to the Arrest of a Convicted Human Smuggler along with 21 other Non-citizens in Rangeley, Maine
On April 14, 2022, in two separate events, U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed in Rangeley, Maine, arrested 22 subjects: fifteen
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Migrants Rescued From Hidden Compartment by RGV Agents
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescue migrants trapped within a cattle trailer hidden compartment and disrupted two
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Migrant smuggling network in Moldova and Romania dismantled
Eurojust has assisted the Moldovan and Romanian authorities in dismantling an organised crime group (OCG) that was involved in migrant
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Support of action against sexual exploitation of trafficked Romanian victims in Netherlands
Eurojust has supported the Romanian and Dutch authorities in an action against sexual exploitation of young female victims in the
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43 foreigners tried to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border
The incidents took place in sections of the official responsibility of the Border Guard outposts in: Szudziałów, Michałów, Mielnik, Bobrowniki,
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US Border Patrol K9s lead to the success of halting several human smuggling attempts
Over the course of two days, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents utilizing Service canines halted three human smuggling attempts at
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Two Human Stash Houses and Large Groups Encountered in Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt two human smuggling
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Q1 illegal border crossings into EU highest since 2016
The first quarter of this year was the busiest in terms of illegal border crossings at the EU’s external borders
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UK and Rwanda take radical and controvertial steps to tackle the challenge of illegal migration
The UK government has set out new plans to tackle illegal migration, control our borders and crackdown on the criminal
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