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Four arrested in France after deaths of six men in Channel crossing

At least two of detained Iraqis and Sudanese suspected to have links to human trafficking networks

The Guardian - UK

France sends elite police unit to Marseille in bid to quell drug violence

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Thursday announced that a unit from the elite CRS 8 police force that specialises in fighting urban violence is to be deployed to Marseille. The southern port has been plagued by gang violence over control of the city's drug trade.

Radio France Internationale

The narco-highway creating chaos in a Honduran rainforest

If cutting continues along its current pace, most of the Moskitia forest – and the way of life it sustains – could be lost by 2050, much sooner for many parts

The Guardian - US

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Mo Farah to speak at M Restaurants charity supper in support of Not for Sale

The M group has raised £350,000 to help the fight against modern slavery, as Mo Farah to speak on his own experiences with trafficking

Evening Standard

14 more members of Minneapolis gangs are charged in federal violent crime initiative

Officials have announced that 14 members of Minneapolis-based gangs have been charged with crimes including possession of machine guns, fentanyl trafficking and firearms violations

The Independent UK

Ecuador: how this 'island of peace' in Latin America has become a hotbed of violence run by criminal gangs and drug cartels

After the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito on August 9, former president Rafael Correa posted a message on his social media feed: “Ecuador has become a failed state.” It was a stark message as the country prepares to go to the polls on Sunday August 20.

The Conversation

Bail decision reserved for brother of NRL star charged with trafficking ice

The pair faced Maitland Local Court on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald

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Brother of NRL star charged with drug trafficking in $3.5 million meth case

Officers allegedly seized 1.8kg of methamphetamine during a vehicle stop in Beresfield.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands of refugees could face homelessness after Home Office policy change

Migrants and survivors of trafficking will have minimum of seven days to find alternative accommodation if they receive eviction notice

The Guardian - UK

‘You have to sacrifice your life’: the drug runners of Colombia’s rainforests

With few job prospects, young men in the jungle borderlands with Brazil risk everything in a marijuana trade that ultimately bankrolls dissident armed groups

The Guardian - UK

Two men arrested after police allegedly uncover $1m ice stash in ute

The men face drug supply and trafficking charges.

Newcastle Herald

Motivated by grieving parents, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has made fentanyl crisis a priority

The Republican from Texas has combined attention to border issues with efforts to address deadly overdoses, including ideas that are opposed by some in his party, such as decriminalizing test strips.

The Texas Tribune

Gen Z influencers, quietly recruited by a company with deep GOP ties, rally to impeached Ken Paxton’s aid

After a June gathering in Fort Worth sponsored by a new company, Influenceable, social media leaders began backing the suspended Texas attorney general and a controversial human trafficking film. Those who favor transparency in political advocacy are concerned.

The Texas Tribune

Jesuit priest to pedal to schools across Kerala against drug abuse

Fr. Sheise Thomas, a 40-yr-old priest, is embarking on a yearlong 'Cycle Yagna' to make children aware of the threat of substance abuse and drug trafficking. He plans to cover 50,000 students in Kerala, with the support of social activist Daya Bai. With 3,000 cases related to drug trafficking &…

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Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate

Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.

The Independent UK

Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption

The Independent UK

GOP donor likened to Jeffrey Epstein is sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking teen girls in Minnesota

Anton ‘Tony’ Lazzaro was found guilty in March by a federal jury of seven counts involving “commercial sex acts” with five girls ages 15 and 16 in 2020

The Independent UK

GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota

A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges in Minnesota

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The Independent UK

BBC to release ‘powerful’ documentary exploring Andrew Tate’s influence on young people

Controversial ‘influencer’ was indicted in June over allegations of human trafficking, rape and sexual exploitation

The Independent UK

Mother sues Southwest after being accused of sex-trafficking her own 10-year-old daughter

The mother said she is ‘exhausted’ because she must now be ‘hyperaware’ of her interactions with her child

The Guardian - US

Mother sues Southwest Airlines after human trafficking accusation

Mary MacCarthy, who is white, was accused of human trafficking when traveling to a funeral with her biracial daughter

Reason

Southwest Airlines Falsely Accuses Mom of Trafficking Biracial Daughter

Plus: Backpage trial pushed back, Bidenomics doens't resonate, and more...

The Independent UK

Investor for ‘Sound of Freedom’ film about child sex trafficking is charged with accessory to child kidnapping

Fabian Marta’s attorney said his charges were ‘unfounded’

WEKU

Southwest employee accused white mom of trafficking her Black daughter, lawsuit says

When Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old landed at a Denver airport, two armed police officers were waiting to interrogate them.

Cinemablend

After Sound Of Freedom Angel Investor Was Arrested For Child Kidnapping, Head Honcho Spoke Out

One of the financial contributors of the child trafficking thriller, Sound Of Freedom, was arrested for child kidnapping, and the studio head responded.

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