61 arrested for smuggling migrants to the EU via Belarus and Russia
The criminal network, composed mainly of Syrian and Turkish nationals, arranged the entire trip of Iraqi migrants from Baghdad to
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human smuggling
US Border Patrol agents successfully disrupt five human smuggling incidents across the Rio Grande Valley
Wednesday morning, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station agents utilizing a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) detected a group of
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US Border Patrol Agents Arrest Large Groups of Migrants
US Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents apprehended 310 migrants in two separate events. On August 14, 2021,
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US Border Patrol, Coast Guard Apprehend 48 Haitian Migrants Abandoned by Smugglers in Monito Island
The US Border Patrol and the US Coast Guard apprehended Thursday nearly fifty undocumented Haitian migrants which were abandoned by
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July: Increase in the Central Med and Western Balkans
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in the first seven months of 2021 reached over 82
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Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) will be able to prevent illegal border crossing and smuggling even more effectively
The company Fima helped to create more efficient working conditions for the officials by upgrading the video surveillance equipment monitoring
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Spanish Civil Guard detains 19 people and dismantles a criminal organization that favoured irregular immigration between Algeria, Spain and later to France
The Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization based mainly in the provinces of Murcia and Girona that was dedicated
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Dangerous Human Smuggling Attempt Foiled by US CBP Laredo Sector Border Patrol
Laredo North Station agents apprehended several individuals during a failed human smuggling attempt involving a commercial rental truck on Interstate
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The only way to defeat trafficking is to stop paying for it: OSCE Alliance Conference against trafficking in persons
Confronting the demand that fuels and incentivizes human trafficking is the focus of the three-day 21st OSCE Alliance Conference against
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US Border Patrol Arrests Over 100 in a Stash House
In a joint law enforcement effort, Laredo Sector Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Laredo Police Department (LPD) worked
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US CBP and NICB Partner to Target Criminal Smuggling Organizations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a partnership with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today to prevent companies
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Surge of Maritime Smuggling Attempts Persists
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector intercepted two separate maritime smuggling events this week, just hours apart. The first
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US Border Patrol Agents Arrest Over 160 in Two Tractor-Trailer Cases
Over a 24-hour period, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended over 160 undocumented individuals during two separate alleged human smuggling attempts. The first incident occurred shortly after midnight on
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US CBP agents encountered a large group of 165 migrants in Hidalgo, Texas
McAllen Border Patrol Station agents responded to a large group of migrants that illegally entered into the United States through
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3 arrested for smuggling over 250 Vietnamese migrants to Germany
In the early hours of 31 May, some 740 police officers carried out coordinated raids across Germany and Slovakia against
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Migrants Smuggled Inside Water Tote Encountered on Highway
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescued five migrants trapped inside a water container following a failed smuggling
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Foreign nationals stopped on the illegal road to the Schengen Area
The border policemen from the Romanian Nădlac and Borș Border Police Sectors found eight foreign citizens, who were trying to
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30 Syrians and Iraqis, discovered by Romanian border police
At the Borș Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen showed up for the border formalities, on the way out of
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