by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 18, 2024
Targets the Abdul Karim Conteh Human Smuggling Organization (Karim HSO), a transnational criminal organization (TCO) based in Tijuana, Mexico.
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 7, 2024
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes, along with drugs and arms trafficking, and a highly profitable business, generating an estimated $150 billion in profits each year. Conflict and persecution, poverty and political instability, lack of access to...
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 4, 2024
Digital tools have amplified the reach, scale, and speed of trafficking. Perpetrators use dating apps and online ads to recruit victims. They use online platforms to sell illicit sexual content. They leverage encrypted messaging and digital currencies to evade...
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 1, 2024
The investigation uncovered that the criminals specialized in transnational drug trafficking, importing heroin, cannabis, and hashish into Spain for years. They distributed these drugs throughout the EU after their arrival. Heroin trafficking to the EU primarily...
by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jun 15, 2024
The Council of Europe’s GRETA praised Germany for progress in combatting human trafficking, including the designation of new oversight bodies, while urging stronger victim support and comprehensive action plans…
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