Three charged in international drug investigation linked to Encrochat
Three men have been charged in the UK and Netherlands following the seizure of over 50 kilos of class A
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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.
The Spanish National Police dismantles in Vizcaya an organisation dedicated to trafficking in human beings for their labour exploitation
Spanish National Police officers have dismantled in Vizcaya an organization of Pakistani origin dedicated to trafficking in human beings and
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Spanish National Police dismantles an organisation dedicated to human trafficking from Morocco to the Andalusian coasts
The National Police have arrested five people in Cartaya (Huelva), allegedly belonging to a criminal organization dedicated to trafficking in
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East African human trafficking rings expand their operations
Ninety-six Ugandan women, mostly children and youth, were stopped at Nairobi’s international airport in January en route to the United
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On July 31, 16 members of a criminal group that organized illegal border crossings for foreigners heard convictions in the District Court in Przemyśl
In 2017 and 2018, the organized criminal group was broken up by officers from the Border Guard Post in Rzeszów-Jasionka.
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Message UNODC Executive Director on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Every day, in every country in the world, human traffickers exploit people for profit. The poor and the vulnerable are
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Spanish National Police dismantles an organization dedicated to the trafficking of Dominican migrants
The international organization provided migrants with airline tickets to travel from the Dominican Republic to African countries with a previous
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Two convicted in France as part of cross-Channel people smuggling investigation
Two people, one of whom is British, have been convicted and jailed in France as a result of close working
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Migrant smugglers are profiting from travel restrictions
Measures to contain COVID-19 are increasing demand for smuggling and subjecting migrants to even riskier conditions Travel and movement restrictions
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Prosecute human traffickers and deliver justice to victims: OSCE Alliance Conference against Trafficking in Persons calls for an end to impunity
Identifying effective ways to improve the prosecution of human traffickers is the focus of the 20th high-level OSCE Alliance Conference
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The Spanish National Police directs coordinates Operation MINERVA’20 together with FRONTEX in the ports of Algeciras, Ceuta and Tarifa
The joint operation MINERVA 2020, led by the Spanish National Police and coordinated by the FRONTEX Agency, began last week
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Further members of the organised criminal group were detained
Officers from the Nadodrzański Branch of the Border Guard and the Central Investigation Bureau of the Police, under the supervision
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Surveillance from the air captures Eight people entering Germany illegally
German Federal Police Inspectorate was informed that there was a larger group of people on the connecting road between Liebenau
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Hungarian National Police Arrest 18 Irregular Migrants in 24 hours
In 3 separate incidents, the Hungarian National Police arrested 18 irregular migrants entering the country illegally. As part of a
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German police discover 31 migrants hidden in Turkish drivers truck
German Federal Police discovered 31 migrants hidden inside a refrigerated truck near the Czech border and arrested a 57 year
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Polish authorities arrest 8 in latest migrant smuggling sting
Earlier in June, the Polish Border Guard (Straż Graniczna) and the Police Central Bureau of Investigation (Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji)
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Delivering justice through prosecution of human traffickers focus of 20th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference next week
With one human trafficking prosecution for every 2,154 victims, and human trafficking prosecution rates in Europe having fallen by 50%
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Large-scale document forgery case cracked in Germany and Greece
The German Federal Police in Halle (Bundespolizei Halle) and the Hellenic Police (Hellenic Police, Ελληνική Αστυνομία) supported by Europol carried
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