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‘I couldn’t escape’: the people trafficked into call centres and forced to scam Australians

Thousands are trapped into slavery across Asia – but, with the conviction of three traffickers in Indonesia, the tide may be turning

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2023

Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica

Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023

Andrew Tate breaks silence outside home following release from Romanian jail

The four-time world kickboxing champion and his younger sibling were arrested on suspicion of alleged human trafficking and forming an organised crime group in late December.

Daily Record · Apr 1, 2023

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Andrew Tate has been released from a Romanian jail and placed under house arrest

Tate was initially detained in late December in Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women. He was detained on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking.

WEKU · Apr 1, 2023

Andrew Tate and his brother released from jail in Romania on house arrest

The controversial pair were arrested in Bucharest last year on suspicion of alleged human trafficking

Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2023

Andrew Tate released from three months of detention

He and his brother Tristan were arrested at the end of December last year on suspicion of alleged human trafficking and forming an organised crime group

Wales Online · Mar 31, 2023

Romania: Andrew Tate to leave jail, put under house arrest

An official says Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

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Scots cocaine kingpin behind bars after Encrochat trafficking operation rumbled by cops

Drugs courier Stuart George played a vital role in the crime gang, which started during the first covid lockdown in 2020.

Daily Record · Mar 31, 2023

Romanian court upholds ruling denying Andrew Tate's release on bail

Social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody pending a criminal investigation into alleged sex trafficking as a Romanian court denied their request to be released on bail on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2023

Europe’s human rights watchdog warns UK over illegal migration bill

Council of Europe’s experts say bill is ‘step backwards’ in fight against modern slavery

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023

US announces sanctions against Assad cousins over drug trade

US Treasury officials say that the Assad government has used drug trafficking as a source of illicit revenue.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2023

What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning on Mar. 21, 2023, about an increase in trafficking of fentanyl adulterated with xylazine, which can increase the risk of overdosing on an already deadly drug. Xylazine is increasingly appearing within the U.S. supply of illicit opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The…

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2023

NGOs, MPs and academics call for withdrawal of UK’s illegal migration bill

More than 60 signatories write to PM before Tuesday’s debate, warning bill will ‘cost lives’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

‘Stop demonising them’: the trafficking victims left behind by UK’s new illegal migration bill

Police found Julia being exploited in a brothel. She helped bring her abusers to justice but new legislation could silence victims and empower traffickers, experts warn

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023

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Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

Colombia risks losing US support in fight against drugs-attorney general

Colombia risks losing U.S. support in its fight against drug trafficking because of rising coca output and a bill that could allow criminal gangs to surrender and be possibly pardoned, the Andean country's attorney general told Reuters in an interview.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023

DeSantis’ State Guard vision: planes, boats, police powers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Gov. Ron DeSantis first proposed reviving the long-dormant Florida State Guard, he wanted 200 volunteers and a modest $5 million budget.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023

Collateral damage in the war on sex trafficking

Gwen Adora said it was 2018 when she started uploading videos of herself to Pornhub, one of the Internet’s biggest sites for adult content. She used the money to pay her bills while pursuing a bachelor’s in communications and multimedia studies. By posting videos users would pay to see, she…

Reuters · Mar 25, 2023

UAE pardons Israeli jailed on drugs charges, Israel says

The United Arab Emirates has pardoned and released an Israeli woman who was jailed for drug trafficking last year and had initially faced execution, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Saturday.

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The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

Modern slavery victim ‘worked 105 hours a week for £3.80 per hour’ while waiting for government help

Modern slavery victims say the referral system is failing to protect them from being forced back into exploitation

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Sex trafficking plea deal unending 'nightmare' for Texas mom

Irma Reyes feels like she can’t wake up from nightmare

Miami Herald · Mar 23, 2023

Caribbean nations support Mexico as it targets US-based gun manufacturers with lawsuit

The Bahamas and several other Caribbean nations, including Jamaica, have banded together to support the government of Mexico in a lawsuit against gun manufacturers in the United States.

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023

Mo Farah's trafficking hell - torn from home and forced into slavery by imposter 'mum'

Sir Mo Farah bravely shared his traumatic past last year, telling how he was ripped from his own family and forced to work as servant for his trafficker's children

The Week · Mar 23, 2023

Nigerian politician guilty of organ-harvesting plot in landmark UK case

A wealthy Nigerian senator, his wife and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking under the UK Modern Slavery Act, in a landmark case.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023

‘There is a level of complacency’: trial exposes UK’s vulnerability to organ harvesting

Conviction of a Nigerian politician, his wife and a doctor for organ trafficking highlights need for robust vetting by hospitals

Reuters · Mar 23, 2023

Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney

Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife have been found guilty of trafficking a man to Britain to provide his kidney to their ill daughter, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.

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