Migratory situation at EU’s borders in August: Detections on the rise
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in the first eight months of 2021 reached over 103
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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.
Suspected ‘high ranking’ people smuggler arrested by the NCA in Birmingham raid
A man who is suspected of being a high-ranking member of a Vietnamese people smuggling network has been arrested as
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Nearly 90 Victims of Labour Exploitation Identified in Italy
The Italian Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri) and the Moldavian National Police (Poliția Republicii Moldova), supported by Europol and Eurojust,
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US Border Patrol Interdicts Two Human Smuggling Events in the Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest 10 individuals, seize two vehicles, and a small amount of crystal
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Expand use of INTERPOL to address global crime threats – G7 Ministers
G7 Interior and Security Ministers have called for expanding the use of INTERPOL to respond to global crime threats and
Read moreBorder Patrol Sector (RGV) agents successfully disrupt five human smuggling incidents across the Rio Grande Valley
On Friday evening, RGV agents working south of Encino, Texas, on Highway 281, observed a GMC Yukon filled overcapacity with
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US CBP Agents Disrupt Multiple Smuggling Attempts on Texas Highways
Saturday morning, RGV agents working on Highway 281 near San Manuel, Texas, observed a Chevrolet Silverado hauling a utility trailer
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Nearly 90 victims saved from severe labour exploitation in Italy
In the early hours of 4 September, coordinated simultaneous actions in Basilicata (Italy) and in the Republic of Moldova resulted
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A group of seventeen migrants led by a Romanian, found on the border with Serbia
Based on intelligence, border police officers identified and stopped, near the border with Serbia, a minibus registered in Slovenia, driven
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Crooks who produced false identity documents for people smuggling gangs forced to pay up
Two men who were jailed for manufacturing and supplying counterfeit identity documents have been ordered to surrender almost £350,000 of
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US Border Patrol Agents Apprehended a Large Group from Burnt Tractor-Trailor
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Freer and Laredo North Stations apprehended a large group of individuals after
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Algeria: Facing challenges and exchanging best experiences to end human trafficking
Globally, the number of detected trafficking victims has tripled in the past 15 years, according to the UNODC Global Report
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Maritime Smuggling Activity Increases in Southern US States
Maritime smuggling events in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties increased significantly this summer reaching record levels. Just in the
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Colombian police take down criminal group behind human trafficking
Colombian A three-year investigation has concluded with police in Colombia arresting six individuals believed to be behind the trafficking and
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US Border Patrol agents successfully disrupt five human smuggling incidents across the Rio Grande Valley
Wednesday morning, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station agents utilizing a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) detected a group of
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US Border Patrol Agents Arrest Large Groups of Migrants
US Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents apprehended 310 migrants in two separate events. On August 14, 2021,
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US Border Patrol, Coast Guard Apprehend 48 Haitian Migrants Abandoned by Smugglers in Monito Island
The US Border Patrol and the US Coast Guard apprehended Thursday nearly fifty undocumented Haitian migrants which were abandoned by
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July: Increase in the Central Med and Western Balkans
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in the first seven months of 2021 reached over 82
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