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Even though Andrew Tate is facing human trafficking charges in Romania, he travels to Florida
The self-proclaimed "king of masculinity" departed Romania on a private jet following encouragement from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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17 arrested in Spain over deadly crash that killed 2 Brits: police uncover links to human trafficking ring
A third British person was critically injured in the horrific crash in La Manga, which reportedly occurred after a ’narco lancha’ speedboat detached from a trailer in front of their vehicle.
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Thailand rescues over 7,000 from scam compounds in Myanmar in major border crackdown
Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos have become safe havens for criminal syndicates conducting online scam operations and deceiving thousands into forced labor.
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Libyan migrant smugglers admit to killing and burying victims in desert
Members of a migrant trafficking group who have been arrested admit to killing migrants and burying them in the desert.
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UK arrests six suspects linked to cross-border smuggling operation
Six individuals have been arrested in the UK due to their suspected involvement in a significant people smuggling operation.
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Libya uncovers mass graves linked to human trafficking, with dozens of migrant bodies discovered
Libyan authorities uncovered mass graves containing dozens of migrant bodies, allegedly linked to human trafficking networks, as part of an ongoing crackdown on smuggling operations.
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‘Egg mafia’ exposed in Georgia: Thai women trafficked and forced into egg harvesting
Around 100 women were kept as slaves on a human egg farm in Georgia where they were fed hormones and treated like cattle.
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Tunisian authorities accused of selling migrants to Libyan militias, sparking EU complicity claims
Tunisian uniformed personnel sold migrant groups between 40 to 150 people for prices ranging between 12 to 90 euros per person to Libyan armed forces and militias.
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Europol-led crackdown exposes Chinese human trafficking ring, rescuing 33 victims
A Europol-coordinated crackdown exposes a sophisticated smuggling ring luring victims with false job promises, only to trap them in debt bondage and sexual exploitation.
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Afghan smugglers arrested in UK face extradition to Belgium over human trafficking and sexual assault
Two Afghan small boat people smugglers who raped and blackmailed their victims with the footage, are facing extradition to Belgium.
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First UK-Kurdistan Region operation targets migrant smuggling ring linked to Europe
First U.K.-Kurdistan Region of Iraq operation targets smuggling ring linked to perilous migrant journeys across Europe.
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Cypriot passport and hidden funds: Huang Zhiyang’s international human trafficking and money laundering empire revealed
Philippine authorities have charged Huang Zhiyang with human trafficking, sued him for alleged money laundering, and frozen his accounts. But they were unaware of funds he holds in Cyprus.
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Nigerian police crack down on trafficking syndicate, rescuing vulnerable children
Authorities in Nigeria have arrested a prominent pastor and dismantled a major child-trafficking syndicate he led in Plateau State, rescuing 13 children in the process.
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Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial collapses following ’prosecutor errors’
Andrew Tate’s trial into alleged human trafficking in Romania can no longer go ahead because of ‘multiple’ mistakes made by prosecutors.
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Top Australian criminal target Zhao thrived in Fiji despite repeated high-level warnings
Fiji’s former prime minister and police chief publicly associated with Zhao Fugang, a China-born businessman and Communist Party representative, even after police warned them that Zhao was suspected of ties to organized crime. Zhao has not been charged with any crime.
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NGOs: trafficked women in Mexico face "judicial indifference"
Organized crime, systemic corruption, and a culture of machismo are fueling a devastating crisis for women and girls in Mexico, where only a tiny minority of human trafficking cases are investigated by authorities.
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Two men who ran a people-smuggling ring from a car wash in Caerphilly plead guilty
Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, had previously denied all five counts but pleaded guilty to all charges on the tenth day of their trial.
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Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam
Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France
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Scottish Stagecoach tycoon discusses ’devastating’ impact after human trafficking charges dropped
The allegations involving Dame Ann Gloag dated from 2007 and 2022, but have now been dropped by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal
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Sanctioned Cambodian senator linked to alleged Chinese crime figures
A Cambodian tycoon and ruling party senator – who the U.S. recently sanctioned, citing links to human trafficking – had business relationships with alleged organized crime figures from China, company records show.
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Armed police raid Andrew Tate’s home in Romania
Influencer’s property among four searched as part of investigation into alleged trafficking and sex with a minor
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India targets traffickers exploiting young people in Southeast Asia
Indian authorities announced Wednesday a crackdown on four suspects involved in a massive human trafficking and cyber fraud case across Laos and other Southeast Asian countries.
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Appalling tragedy in Channel proves urgent need to stop boats to save lives
Deadly gamesTHERE are two reasons to stop the small boats. To close the illegal back door into Britain and to save lives.The latest appalling tragedy
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Albanian gangs target UK mums-to-be in plot to register illegal migrants as dad
ALBANIAN gangsters are targeting mums-to-be willing to register migrants as the father of their unborn children, an investigation by The Sun has found
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Smuggling gangs using TIKTOK to recruit migrants to pilot boats across Channel
SMUGGLING gangs are using TikTok to recruit migrants to pilot small boats across the Channel.Those willing to steer the dinghies get a discounted or f
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