NCA make second arrest in investigation into suspected cross-border people smuggling
A second man has been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into alleged people smuggling from Ireland
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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.
Large migrant smuggling operation in Bulgaria leads to 16 arrests
A Bulgarian-led investigation, carried out in close cooperation with the Hellenic Police and supported by Europol, has led to the
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Interpol coordinated global operation safeguards 4,400 potential trafficking victims, detects 13,000 irregular migrants
A global operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the safeguarding of 4,414 potential victims of human trafficking and the
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US CBP Marine Interdiction Agents intercept migrant vessel with Uzbeki and Russian aliens near Vieques, Puerto Rico
Marine Interdiction Agents from Air and Marine Operations, an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, intercepted a sailing
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Fugitive members of small boat people smuggling network who sexually abused migrants are extradited
Two men convicted over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been extradited to Belgium following a joint
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Two foreign citizens pre-emptively arrested for migrant smuggling, following an action by the Romanian border police in Timișoara
Border police apprehended two individuals after they failed to comply with a legal summons. One of the suspects, an Afghan
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26 migrants discovered by Romanian border police
Romanian border police officers from the Giurgiu Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, in collaboration with Bulgarian border police, conducted a routine
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Frontex: Irregular border crossings down 26% in 2025, Europe must stay prepared
Initial consolidated figures from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, show detections of irregular border crossings at the EU’s external
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Three Iraqi citizens without valid documents to travel to the Schengen area, detected by Romanian Giurgiu border police
On January 3, 2026, around 14:00, during the BLITZ operation on DN 5, Romanian and Bulgarian border police conducted an
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26 migrants discovered by Romanian border police
On January 10, 2026, at approximately 03:50 AM, border police officers from the Giurgiu Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, in collaboration
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34 arrests in Spain during action against the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close cooperation with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and with
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Romanian criminal network trafficking women to the United Kingdom rolled up
During a coordinated action day in Romania and the United Kingdom, a criminal network suspected of trafficking vulnerable women for
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Polish Border Guard Unit detained two couriers attempting to bring four Eritreans into Poland
At the border checkpoint in Budzisko, a Lithuanian citizen attempted to bring four Eritreans into Poland. He was detained by
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Former UK NCA “number one target” jailed for supplying thousands of boats to Channel people smugglers
A man who supplied thousands of boats and engines to people smugglers operating in the English Channel has been jailed,
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The Spanish National Police arrest 15 bus drivers for facilitating the illegal transport of foreign nationals between Spain and France
Spanish National Police officers have arrested 15 international bus drivers in the province of Barcelona who allegedly formed a criminal
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The Spanish Civil Guard arrested 17 people for facilitating irregular migration and smuggling on the Almería coast
The Spanish Civil Guard, within the framework of Operation “ALINDA”, has carried out an operation against criminal organizations and other
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Romanian citizen, pre-arrested in Giurgiu for migrant smuggling
Border police officers from the Giurgiu Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, during a Blitz operation, detected, following a vehicle check, four
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Fourteen foreign citizens detected by Constanta border police
On Christmas Day, border police officers on duty between the towns of Negru Vodă and Cerchezu detected a group of
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