A triangle of vulnerability – Changing patterns of illicit trafficking off the Swahili coast
A triangle of vulnerability for illicit trafficking is emerging as a key geographic space along Africa’s eastern seaboard – the
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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.
Prices for people smuggling on Central and Western Mediterranean routes
Over the last three years, people smugglers have pocketed more than EUR 330 million from their criminal operations on the
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Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) and its Effects on Safe and Dignified Migration in West Africawith Justice Amevor, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration,
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Slovenia has introduced tighter control of the border with Croatia
Border control has been stepped up this week in the area of Ljubljana, Novo mesto and Koper police directorates as
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SEF investigation: Foreign national sentenced for swindling and assisting unlawful immigration
Under an investigation initiated in 2018 by the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), and coordinated by DIAP Lisboa, a foreign
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Spanish National Police dismantles a human trafficking network in Bilbao
Spanish National Police officers have dismantled in Bilbao a network that was dedicated to trafficking in human beings. 10 people have
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Criminal group in Paris was distributing forged, stolen and lost EU documents to irregular migrants across Europe
The French Border Police (Police Aux Frontières) within the French National Police (Police Nationale), supported by Europol, dismantled a large
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Situation at EU external borders in May – Detections rebound from record lows
In May, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes rebounded from the previous month’s
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INTERPOL assessment outlines short and long term effects around the world
COVID-19, and measures being taken by countries to control its spread, are impacting crime around the world, including migrant smuggling
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IOM, UNODC Strengthen Cooperation to Counter Migrant Smuggling and Address Irregular Migration in the Asia Pacific Region
Intelligence-led operational decision-making and increased cooperation is imperative to address irregular migration and protect vulnerable migrants. Which is why today
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CBP’s New Border Wall is Being Breached Already
So far, around 194 miles of Trump’s border wall has been built and the plan is to build 450 miles
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Polish Border Guards arrest member of international organized criminal group
Officers from the Silesian Department of the Border Guard, on the order of the Prosecutor of the Lesser Poland Department
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Seven Border Violators and Romanian Human Trafficker Stopped
During an inspection of a minibus, seven illegal migrants were found by Hungarian and Romanian police in Csanádpalota. The Romanian
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Border Patrol Discovers 58 Individuals Hidden Inside a Trailer
U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 35 (I-35) discovered 58 individuals inside a sealed tractor
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Operation Kebab: crimes of trafficking in human beings and assisting unlawful
Following an investigation began in October 2019 by the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), under the coordination of the Public
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Polish Border Guards detain members of organized criminal group
Officers from the Vistula Border Guard Unit and the Central Police Investigation Bureau again hit an organized criminal group. Its
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Guardia Civil dismantle criminal network dedicated to money laundering from drug trafficking and arms trafficking
The Guardia Civil and the Mossos d’Esquadra, within the framework of the CÓRSICA-XINO operation carried out in Barcelona, Seville, Tarragona
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30 Migrants Killed by Traffickers in Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) deplores the killing of 30 migrants in a shooting this week involving a trafficker
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