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I study modern-day slavery − and here’s what I’ve learned about how enslavers try to justify their actions

Several high-profile celebrities were slapped with human-trafficking charges in late 2024, from music mogul Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy, to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries. Neither has been tried yet, but in 2022 the R&B superstar R. Kelly was convicted of sex-trafficking crimes that dated back decades. He…

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Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Nuclear Materials

Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar in a global criminal network involving drugs, weapons, and cash laundering.

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Trafficking Humans Into The U.S. Has Become A $100 Million A Year Business For Criminal Groups

Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) says Chihuahua has the second-largest number of human trafficking cases reported among border states

Latin Times

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking

The Independent UK

Missing Chinese actor found safe

Chinese actor Wang Xing, who went missing last week near the Thai-Myanmar border, has been safely returned to Thailand and may have been the victim of human trafficking, Thai authorities said on Tuesday.

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New York Man Rescues Missing Daughter from Suspected Trafficking: 'She Was Being Forced to Do Things'

Frank Gervasi endured a harrowing 26-day search for his missing 14-year-old daughter, Emmarae, culminating in her rescue from a docked boat in Long Island. Gervasi suspects she was a victim of sex trafficking, with law enforcement now investigating the case.

Latin Times

Sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say

Joaquin Guzmán López was arrested in an astonishing capture by U.S. authorities in Texas

The Independent UK

Louisiana mayor arrested in connection with drug-trafficking investigation

One of US’s youngest municipal mayors charged with drug transactions and solicitation of sex work, police say

The Guardian - US

US places sanctions on Australian man over alleged global narcotics trafficking role

David Jonathan Thackray, who was jailed in New Zealand in 2014, is one of three Australians now subject to such measures

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Faced with Trump’s tariffs − and crackdowns on migration and narcotrafficking − Mexico is weighing retaliatory options

Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term – and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear.

International Business Times

New Generation of Mexican Cartel Leaders Are Much More Violent Than Their Predecessors, Specialist Says

The new wave of drug lords is allegedly prioritizing endeavors with short-term profits such as extortion, human trafficking and illegal mining and logging.

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Two Men Have Been Charged With Drug Trafficking Offences At Victoria’s Beyond The Valley Festival

Two Victorian men have been charged with drug trafficking offences at Victoria's Beyond The Valley music festival on Monday.

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Festival drug arrests as pill testing trial starts

One person has suffered a drug overdose at a festival hosting the start of a pill testing trial, while two men have been charged for trafficking.

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Mexican Authorities Uncover 17 Bodies During Investigation of Cartel-Linked Graves in Chiapas

Drug cartels vying for control over key trafficking routes have contributed to an uptick in violent crime in Mexico's poorest state.

Latin Times

New Generation of Mexican Cartel Leaders Are Much More Violent Than Their Predecessors, Specialist Says

The new wave of drug lords are allegedly prioritizing endeavors with short-term profits such as extortion, human trafficking and illegal mining and logging

The Guardian - AU

Man charged with drug trafficking at music festival hosting Victoria’s first mobile pill testing service

Police allegedly seized MDMA, cocaine and other pills from patron at Beyond the Valley music festival

International Business Times UK

Indians Pay Up to £81K Each to Be Smuggled into the US from Canada After Arriving as International Students

India probes Canadian colleges in human trafficking ring, allegedly charging over £80K per person for illegal US entry.

International Business Times

Brazil Views Labor Violations At BYD Site As Human 'Trafficking'

Authorities in Brazil said Friday they are probing Chinese auto giant BYD and one of its contractors for suspected "trafficking" of Chinese workers building a factory in the South American country.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: A river route for food and crime: The dual nature of a major South American waterway

From its headwaters in Brazil, the Paraguay River flows hundreds of miles south to where it joins the Parana River to form a single 2,100-mile waterway that carries much of the agricultural and mineral wealth of South America to the Atlantic

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ED probes role of several Canadian colleges in trafficking of Indians

As per the ED, it's investigation in a case revealed that "around 112 colleges based in Canada have entered into agreement with one entity and more than 150 with another entity." Read further on Dynamite News:

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