US Border Patrol agents arrest smuggled migrants in trains, vehicles, and stash houses
Agents working train check operations in Robstown, Texas, discovered thirteen illegally present adult migrants in an eastbound train. The migrants
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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.
US Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Laredo Air Branch Sees 143% Increase in Migrant Apprehensions
Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Laredo Air Branch crew detection, surveillance, and tracking operations contributed to the apprehension of 12,400 people
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US Agents Thwart Human Smuggling Attempt, Apprehend Driver with Drugs and Illegal Firearm
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station thwarted a human smuggling attempt at the Highway 78 immigration
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Multiple Smuggling Attempts Lead to 178 Arrests
Over the weekend, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) shut down four stash houses leading to 144 apprehensions. Friday
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Spanish National Police detain the two skippers of the boat that foundered on the coast of Lanzarote
Agents of the National Police have arrested two men on the island of Lanzarote as alleged perpetrators of crimes favoring
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People smuggling suspect wanted in connection with Essex lorry deaths is arrested by the NCA
National Crime Agency officers have arrested a man wanted in connection with the smuggling of migrants found dead in a
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Frontex expands presence in Western Balkans with operation in Serbia
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is expanding its operational activities outside of the European Union with the
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Dangerous Human Smuggling Attempt Foiled by US CBP Laredo Sector Border Patrol
Laredo North Station agents apprehended several individuals during a failed human smuggling attempt involving a commercial rental truck on Interstate
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Seven foreign nationals, hidden in a truck loaded with wire bales
The border police found six Afghan citizens and an Iranian, who tried to leave Romania illegally, hidden in the cargo
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630 potential victims of exploitation identified during Europe-wide coordinated action days. 73 suspected human traffickers arrested in one-week operation
Between 31 May and 6 June 2021, Europol supported Europe-wide coordinated action days against human trafficking for labour exploitation. The
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The only way to defeat trafficking is to stop paying for it: OSCE Alliance Conference against trafficking in persons
Confronting the demand that fuels and incentivizes human trafficking is the focus of the three-day 21st OSCE Alliance Conference against
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US Border Patrol Arrests Over 100 in a Stash House
In a joint law enforcement effort, Laredo Sector Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Laredo Police Department (LPD) worked
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US Border Patrol Agents Continue to Rescue Subjects from Grain Hopper Rail Cars
In what is disturbingly becoming a recurring scene, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents continue to rescue undocumented individuals as they
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US CBP and NICB Partner to Target Criminal Smuggling Organizations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a partnership with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today to prevent companies
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13 citizens of Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan stopped at the border with Hungary
Border guards from Romanias Valea lui Mihai Border Police Sector, noticed a Mazda car, registered in Romania, whose driver turned
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Romanian guide arrested on remand for transporting fourteen foreign nationals
Border police from the Romanian Deta Border Police Sector stopped a Dacia MCV car registered in Romania, driven by a
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US FBI in close coordination with the Australian Federal Police, work together on the biggest ever law enforcement operation against encrypted communication
Since 2019, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, in close coordination with the Australian Federal Police, strategically developed and covertly
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Surge of Maritime Smuggling Attempts Persists
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector intercepted two separate maritime smuggling events this week, just hours apart. The first
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