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NCA announces second arrest in its investigation into small boat crime network
The 25-year-old Iraqi national is suspected of being involved in planning the movement of migrants across Europe and into northern France, with their end destination being the UK.
UNODC discloses the 8 facts you need to know about human trafficking in the 21st century
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 education and jobs, migration and displacement, gender inequality and discrimination, natural disasters…
US DoS releases 2024 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report providing the most comprehensive assessment of human trafficking worldwide and highlights global efforts to combat it
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 detection…
Eurojust reveals coordinated actions from Romanian and French authorities to stop a human trafficking network
A current investigation by Romanian authorities has verified that members of an organized crime group (OCG) have engaged in human trafficking, pimping, and ML since January 2022 to gain significant financial gains. Victims from vulnerable backgrounds were recruited in Romania and transported to France for sexual exploitation, involving coercion tactics such as threats, force…
UNDOC discloses harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
Drug traffickers in the Golden Triangle are expanding into wildlife trafficking, financial fraud, and illegal resource extraction, impacting displaced, impoverished, and migrant communities. These groups often resort to opium farming or illegal resource extraction for survival, leading to debt bondage with criminal organizations or substance abuse…
Europol announces that Spain has arrested 42 individuals for trafficking cannabis and heroin
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 utilizes global container transport and ferries departing from Turkey, as criminal networks involved in wholesale heroin trafficking largely originate there…
GRETA has urged the German authorities to take further action against human trafficking
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…
Insight Crime: Mexico’s presidential candidates are proposing vague security measures that fail to tackle the intricate nature of organized crime in the country
Criminal groups maintain control over territories and social spaces, despite government pressure. They have advanced drug trafficking and money laundering operations, while others engage in predatory practices…
Global Initiative: Human smuggling and trafficking increases its movement in North Africa and the Sahel
Human smuggling in regions has significantly changed post-COVID 19 due to political, economic, and security changes, including internal conflict, instability, and economic insecurity…
EP gives its final green light to revised rules on preventing and combating human trafficking and protecting its victims
To broaden the EU’s actions against human trafficking beyond labour and sexual exploitation, the new law also criminalises forced marriage, illegal adoption and exploitation of surrogacy at the EU level. It will also enhance coordination between anti-trafficking and asylum authorities, so that victims of trafficking who are also in need of international protection receive appropriate support…
Eurojust supports arrest of nine human traffickers in France and Spain
An organised crime group (OCG) active in human trafficking and sexual exploitation has been exposed, and suspected members were arrested with the support of Eurojust and Europol. The arrest of nine suspects in France and Spain has stopped the structured human trafficking network in its tracks. After French authorities discovered an apartment that was used for prostitution in 2022, an investigation was launched that exposed the network’s activities…
Home Office updates the modern slavery statement registry to encourage UK companies to help the Govt’s efforts to tackle this crime
The changes will encourage businesses to upload their annual modern slavery statements in a timely way and support them to publish robust statements. Modern slavery statements help reduce the risk of forced labour being used in UK supply chains by increasing transparency and allowing consumers to make informed choices…