ICE assist Brazil Federal Police arrest alleged leader of major human smuggling organization
The alleged leader of a major human smuggling organization that had smuggled individuals from the Middle East (primarily Iran) into
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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.
Forty-one foreign nationals found hidden in trucks, at Romania’s Nădlac II Border Crossing Point
Romanian border guards from Nadlac II Border Crossing Point have found forty-one foreign nationals trying to illegally cross the border
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24 arrested in cross-border trafficking operation
Twenty-four people have been arrested during a Police Scotland led, internationally co-ordinated operation targeting an organised crime gang suspected of
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Hidden in truck trailers, they illegally entered Poland
Officers from the Nadodrzański Polish Border Guard Unit detained eight illegal immigrants from Syria with a truck driver carrying them
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New USD 1.5 million Law Enforcement Project to Counter Trafficking in Persons in Ethiopia
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
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A criminal organization dedicated to large-scale international marijuana trafficking has been dismantled
Agents of the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization allegedly dedicated to international marijuana trafficking and have arrested
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Citizens of BiH attempted to smuggle a citizen of Austria
Citizens of BiH attempted to smuggle a citizen of Austria On 26 August 2020, officers of Border Police Unit Velika
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Criminal network for trafficking dismantled in Lithuania, the UK and Ireland
Judicial authorities and police in Lithuania, United Kingdom and Ireland, with support from Eurojust and Europol, have dismantled a criminal
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Air and Marine Operations Crews Intercept Migrant Smuggling Vessel in Florida Keys
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and Monroe
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18 arrested in crackdown on Lithuanian gang trafficking victims to Ireland and the UK to sell heroin
On 26 August, law enforcement and judicial authorities have made 18 arrests during a massive coordinated operation to smash an
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Spanish National Police dismantled two organizations that allegedly trafficked irregular immigrants between Spain and France
It is estimated that the organizations, based in Bilbao and Vitoria, would have facilitated the crossing into France of several
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Twelve Syrian people hid in van discovered by Romanian Border Police
Arad border police found twelve people from Syria in a van driven by a Syrian citizen, whom the driver intended
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US ICE HSI agents work with Mexico, Guatemala, Spain and Austria to disrupt and dismantle the Popescu alien smuggling organization
Luigi Cristinel Popescu of Cernatesti, a Romanian national, was extradited to the United States over the weekend and made his
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Situation at EU external borders – Arrivals picking up, still down for the year
In the first seven months of this year, the number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by
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The Spanish National Police dismantles an international network that sexually exploited Colombian women
The first phase was developed during the month of March of this year in the provinces of Jaén and Córdoba
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Taking action against human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Niger
Criminal networks who trade in the lives of people through human trafficking and migrant smuggling are expanding their illicit activities
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US Coast Guard, CBP interdicts 1 suspected smuggler, 16 migrants 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet Coast Guard, CBP interdicts 1 suspected smuggler, 16 migrants
The US Coast Guard, along with Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection halted a migrant smuggling operation
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NCA arrest two suspected people smugglers
Two men suspected of facilitating illegal immigrants into the UK have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency
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