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FINTRAC’s Special Bulletin flags ML indicators linked to human trafficking at major international events, urging stronger reporting and cooperation to detect and disrupt exploitation networks

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | May 28, 2026

It explains that large-scale events can create temporary spikes in tourism, hospitality, transport, and entertainment activity, which traffickers may exploit to move victims and generate illicit proceeds. FINTRAC stresses that human trafficking is fundamentally a...

INTERPOL’s year-long Operation Eclipse swept across 9 countries in the Americas, rescuing 65 child victims, arresting 60 offenders, and striking a major blow against child abuse networks

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Mar 5, 2026

Conducted from February 2025 through January 2026, Operation Eclipse focused on dismantling networks involved in the production, possession, and distribution of child sexual abuse material, reopening long-unsolved cases, and disrupting criminal operations that exploit...

Global Initiative’s 2025 report reveals North Africa and the Sahel as key hubs for human smuggling and trafficking, driven by political instability and shifting migration routes

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Oct 7, 2025

Since the late 1990s, North Africa and the Sahel have been pivotal corridors for migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East aiming to reach Europe. These areas also serve as significant origin and destination points for migration. The COVID-19...

INTERPOL and Ghanaian authorities dismantle a human trafficking ring, exposing the growing connection between online scams, cryptocurrency, and financial crime

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Apr 22, 2025

This criminal network, which entangled vulnerable individuals in illegal pyramid schemes, had a sophisticated operation involving online scams, cryptocurrency transactions, and multi-level marketing (MLM) platforms. Victims were manipulated through fake job...

INTERPOL led a major wildlife trafficking operation that resulted in the repatriation of 116 endangered tortoises to Tanzania, after they were intercepted in Thailand over 2 years ago

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jan 22, 2025

Thai authorities seized critically endangered pancake and radiated tortoises in 2023, with a handover ceremony held in Bangkok on Jan 23, 25. An Interpol investigation led to 14 arrests and uncovered a trafficking network. Survivors will be quarantined despite some...

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FINTRAC’s Special Bulletin flags ML indicators linked to human trafficking at major international events, urging stronger reporting and cooperation to detect and disrupt exploitation networks

INTERPOL’s year-long Operation Eclipse swept across 9 countries in the Americas, rescuing 65 child victims, arresting 60 offenders, and striking a major blow against child abuse networks

Global Initiative’s 2025 report reveals North Africa and the Sahel as key hubs for human smuggling and trafficking, driven by political instability and shifting migration routes

INTERPOL and Ghanaian authorities dismantle a human trafficking ring, exposing the growing connection between online scams, cryptocurrency, and financial crime

INTERPOL led a major wildlife trafficking operation that resulted in the repatriation of 116 endangered tortoises to Tanzania, after they were intercepted in Thailand over 2 years ago

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