8 arrested for smuggling migrants across the Turkish-Bulgarian border
On 19 September, Bulgarian authorities, supported by Europol, dismantled a criminal network smuggling migrants from Türkiye via Bulgaria and Serbia
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34 foreign citizens, stopped at the border with Hungary
Three Turkish citizens and two Romanians, who were driving vehicles registered in Turkey, presented themselves for border formalities on the
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Three Iraqi citizens found hidden among rolls with labels in a truck
The border policemen at the Giurgiu-Russian Border Crossing Point detected, following the thorough control carried out on a truck driven
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Six Syrian citizens hidden by the lid method in two wooden crates, detected in PTF Calafat
At the Calafat-Vidin Border Crossing Point, a Bulgarian citizen, aged 50, driving a minibus, registered in Bulgaria, presented himself to
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19 migrant smugglers detained in Romania
On an action day conducted on 2 September 2024 across Romania, law enforcement executed 40 search warrants and intercepted 19
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Members of a people-smuggling ring have been jailed after being caught cramming 2 Afghan migrants into a tiny car boot
British pensioner Rashida Ayub (69) and Afghan nationals Jumagaul Mohamadi (57) and Wshiar Sarteep (31) have yesterday been jailed for
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Man involved in smuggling people into the UK in the back of a van is convicted
A man involved in smuggling people into UK has today (29 August 2024) been found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration.
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Four High Value Targets leading migrant smuggling ring arrested in Bulgaria
On 19 August, Bulgarian law enforcement authorities arrested eight suspected members of a gang involved in smuggling migrants into Europe.
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Smuggling detected in Spain
In a recent high-stakes operation in Spain, our plane played a key role in tracking down two people smugglers.
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21 arrested in Spain for smuggling Algerian and Syrian migrants into the EU
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime network smuggling migrants with fast boats from
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New report from the GI-TOC warns that labour exploitation is becoming a growing concern in the Western Balkans
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) has published a report that highlights the significant challenge of labour exploitation
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8 arrested in Romania for smuggling migrants along the Balkan route
An operation led by the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the Romanian Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră), supported by Europol
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US Border Patrol agents rescue migrants stowed away in a locked train compartment at Laredo Sector
US CBP agents assigned to Cotulla Station discovered and rescued another 20 migrants stowed away in a locked train compartment.
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Nine foreign citizens, found hidden among frozen bread by Romanian border police
A 28-year-old Turkish citizen presented himself for border formalities on his way out of the country. The man was driving
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US CBP AMO intercepts vessel transporting 511 pounds of cocaine near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
US CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) intercepted Thursday a vessel 9 nautical miles southwest of Desecheo Island, seizing 511
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79 people rescued by the Romanian border police on the Frontex mission in the Mediterranean
On the evening of June 30, 2024, border police on board MAI 3604 were informed by the crew of an
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US CBP Foils Human Smuggling Attempts
Utilizing imaging technology at the northern border, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Grand Forks Sector stopped three separate illegal
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US CBP agents rescue migrants stowed away in a locked train compartment
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Cotulla Station discovered and rescued 23 migrants stowed away in a locked
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