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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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.
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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Border Patrol Seize Another Commercial Vehicle Involved in Human Smuggling Attempt
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended another large number of individuals inside a tractor-trailer during a failed human smuggling attempt in
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SEF detains three nationals for suspicions of trafficking in human beings and assisting unlawful immigration
The Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) has carried out, today, three arrest warrants for suspicion of the crimes of trafficking
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Cabin crew to be better equipped to prevent human trafficking
United Nations efforts to prevent trafficking in persons took an important step forward today, with the launch of the new
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Human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal needs urgent international attention, concludes expert roundtable co-organized by OSCE and partners
Despite its high profits and catastrophic harm to victims, trafficking in human beings for the removal of organs is one
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Criminals are infiltrating Africa’s booming mobile money industry
The fast growing sector has been linked to human trafficking, money laundering and the global drug trade, among other crimes.
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28 Arrested for Smuggling Migrants in Rubber Boats From Morocco to Spain
Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), under the supervision of the Arrecife Investigating Court number 3 and supported by Europol, dismantled
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Three Romanian citizens, investigated for migrant trafficking
Romanian border police officers from the Oraviţa Border Police Sector found, in an action to combat illegal migration, carried out
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Thai Immigrartion Bureau Increase Arrests for African Romance Scam Gangs
Thai Immigration Bureau Subdivision 1 has smashed an African gang of scams involving two Nigerian nationals and a Thai woman
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UNODC and GIZ to continue countering trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants in the Horn of Africa
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) recently signed a funding
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U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 35 (I-35) Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo intercepted another sizable human smuggling
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Bulgarian Border Police found 6 illegal immigrants hidden in watermelon truck
A Volvo truck with Polish registration, driven by a 45-year-old Polish citizen, arrived at the Kulata border checkpoint to enter
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Latest podcast published ‘Live From The Border’ from the Austrian Police, Unit for migration control.
In this great series of podcasts, the OSCE TNTD/BSMU is interviewing front-line officers at the borders in an effort to
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