US Border Patrol Rescues Twenty-seven Individuals Trapped in Train Cars
Overnight in two separate incidents within four hours of each other, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Hebbronville Station rescued
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The challenges of countering human trafficking in the digital era
Modern communication technologies – namely the internet, social media, and mobile applications – have significantly impacted how organised crime groups
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Officers Identify 715 Potential Victims of Labour Exploitation in Two Pan-European Joint Action Days
Between 14 and 20 September 2020, Europol supported two Europe-wide joint action days against human trafficking for labour exploitation. The
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One To Watch – Human Smugglers Continue to Endanger the People they Exploit
U.S. Border Patrol agents manning the Farm to Market Road 1017 checkpoint encountered another dangerous case of human smuggling southeast
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Another Human Smuggling Attempt Utilizing a Belly Dump Trailer
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Freer Station checkpoint on United States Highway 59 intercepted another dangerous human smuggling attempt involving a
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Unscrupulous Human Smugglers
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Tucson Sector continue to see human smuggling organizations jeopardize migrants’ lives by putting them in
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ICE, 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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Guide detained for migrant trafficking. Seventeen Syrians were to be helped to cross the border illegally
Border policemen from the Territorial Inspectorate of the Timişoara Border Police found, in a van driven by a Serbian citizen,
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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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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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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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Three U.S. Citizens Arrested for Smuggling 52 Illegal Aliens in Stake Bed Truck
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro station arrested three U. S. citizens for smuggling 52
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Mauritania: A Milestone Reform of Laws Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomed this month the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, whose National Assembly
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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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