UK crime agency to pursue up to 100 lawyers accused of helping traffickers Exclusive: Solicitors believed to be assisting criminal gangs who abuse modern slavery laws to gain asylum The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $75m to settle Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit Group of women accused lender of helping facilitate US financier’s sex trafficking operations The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit by Epstein accusers Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, and accused the German bank of facilitating his sex trafficking. Reuters · May 18, 2023
Singapore executes second prisoner in three weeks for trafficking cannabis It’s understood there are 54 people on death row in Singapore Evening Standard · May 17, 2023
Better deal sought for Thai berry pickers The Royal Thai Police (RTP) recently held talks on human trafficking with Nordic authorities, promising to push for more regulations related to contracts signed by labourers. Bangkok Post · May 17, 2023
Singapore hangs man for trafficking 1.5kg of cannabis The execution is the second in three weeks, amid growing concern at the island’s use of the death penalty in drug cases. Al Jazeera · May 17, 2023
Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions Singapore has hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clings firmly to the death penalty despite global calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions The Independent UK · May 17, 2023
Fighting Thailand's 'scamdemic' The April 8 arrest in Bangkok of a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship alleged to be the leader of a criminal syndicate involved in fraud, surrogacy and human trafficking is just one recent example of an increasingly sophisticated crime wave inside Thailand. Bangkok Post · May 16, 2023
Anti-slavery helpline has busiest year ever as sex trafficking and forced labour reports hit record high More than 6,500 potential victims of modern slavery victims were identified in 2022 The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Sunak warns world’s most vulnerable ‘paying the price’ for broken asylum system (cloned) The Prime Minister will tell European leaders in Iceland that attempts to police human trafficking are ‘not working’. The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak says international system for policing human trafficking ‘not working’ World’s most vulnerable are ‘paying the price’ for the failure to prevent unlawful migration, Sunak says The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
U.S. Virgin Islands seeks to subpoena Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit The Virgin Islands, where Jeffrey Epstein had an estate, is suing JPMorgan Chase, alleging it enabled Epstein’s sex trafficking, and is seeking evidence that Epstein may have advised Elon Musk on certain business matters. Chicago Sun-Times · May 16, 2023
Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’ Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach. Al Jazeera · May 16, 2023
US Virgin Islands subpoenas Elon Musk documents for lawsuit concerning Jeffrey Epstein's bank, JPMorgan Chase The government of the US Virgin Islands has issued Tesla chief Elon Musk with a court order for documents in its lawsuit that is seeking to hold an American bank, JPMorgan Chase, liable for sex trafficking acts by Jeffrey Epstein. ABC News · May 16, 2023
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 US Virgin Islands says it can't find Elon Musk to serve a subpoena in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is asking a federal judge to help it serve billionaire Elon Musk with a subpoena for documents in its lawsuit seeking to hold JPMorgan Chase liable for sex trafficking acts committed by businessman Jeffrey Epstein
The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023 Treasurer wants energy transition to be his legacy – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - US · May 15, 2023 Elon Musk subpoenaed over JPMorgan’s role in Jeffrey Epstein’s activities US Virgin Islands is suing the bank over sex trafficking by Epstein, saying he ‘may have referred or attempted to refer’ Musk as a client
The Independent UK · May 15, 2023 Sunak warns world’s most vulnerable ‘paying the price’ for broken asylum system The Prime Minister will tell European leaders in Iceland that attempts to police human trafficking are ‘not working’.
Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023 Secret tunnel passage discovered near US-Mexican border as Title 42 rules are scrapped A 60-feet-long tunnel which is presumed to have been used for drug trafficking has been found in an abandoned property in Tijuana, Mexico, near the border with the US
Bangkok Post · May 13, 2023 Two charged with human trafficking during karaoke raid A man and a woman were arrested and charged with human trafficking following a raid on a karaoke bar in Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani province on Friday night.
Dublin Live · May 12, 2023 Huge haul of cocaine seized from west Dublin home as one arrested The arrest came after gardai searched a home and discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia as part of Operation Tara which targets drug trafficking networks
Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023 Wildlife trafficking gang arrested, macaques rescued PHETCHABURI: Six members of a wildlife trafficking gang were arrested and more than 10 macaques rescued near a hill in the Muang district on Friday morning.
The Independent UK · May 12, 2023 Philippine court acquits former justice minister of drug charges after key witnesses said they lied A former Philippine opposition senator and justice minister has been acquitted of drug charges after key witnesses recanted and said they lied about her involvement in trafficking
Reuters · May 11, 2023 Venezuela, Colombia to increase military presence along shared border Venezuela and Colombia will boost the number of troops stationed along its shared border at informal crossings where armed criminal groups linked to drug trafficking often operate, the defense ministers of the two countries said on Thursday.
ABC News · May 11, 2023 Suspected drug lab bunker used to make meth discovered at Reynella East home, police say A 48-year-old man will face court charged with drug offences including trafficking after police allegedly uncovered a drug lab and equipment at a home in Adelaide's south.