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U.S. imposes sanctions on MS-13 gang members in Nicaragua, Honduras

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Wednesday on two members of the international criminal gang MS-13, accusing them of involvement in drug trafficking and murder in Central America and the United States.

Reuters

8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking

A Zambian official has announced that eight Croatians rearrested in the southern African country will face new charges of child trafficking and are expected to appear in court on Thursday

The Independent UK

Belgium charges nine with trafficking of Chinese sex workers

Belgium charged nine people with human trafficking and money laundering on Wednesday for their alleged roles in a gang suspected of bringing women from China to be sex workers in Europe.

Reuters

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Indonesian police in Bali detain Australian wanted by Italy

Police on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have detained an Australian who is wanted by Italy since 2016 on drug trafficking charges

The Independent UK

Australia hosts Asia forum to tackle trafficking

Southeast Asian and Pacific nations will come together in Australia to discuss regional issues including people smuggling and human trafficking.

AAP

'Dances With Wolves' actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape

Canadian police say they are pursuing their own sexual assault case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last week in Nevada and charged with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls for decades

The Independent UK

Woman caught with £1,000 of crack and heroin in her knickers is jailed

Georgina Grant's co-conspirator was caught red-handed by police selling to white van driver and cyclist

Liverpool Echo

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Doctor accused of organ trafficking posed as cousin of donor, UK court told

Obinna Obeta’s successful transplant allegedly then inspired plot to bring man from Nigeria to donate a kidney

The Guardian - UK

Zambia rearrests 8 Croatians after charges dropped

Zambian authorities confirm that officials have rearrested eight Croatians, preventing them from leaving the southern African country after a court dropped child trafficking charges against them a day earlier

The Independent UK

Belgian police detain 25 in Chinese sex worker trafficking inquiry

Belgian police raided 26 addresses across the country and detained 25 people on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a gang suspected of trafficking women from China to become sex workers.

Reuters

Police raid south-east Queensland properties, shut down 'sophisticated' drug trafficking syndicate

Queensland police have charged 29 people with more than 180 offences, including 12 charged with trafficking, following a 14-month operation, supported by federal agencies and specialist police.

ABC News

Signs of illegal gun trafficking, mayoral hopefuls’ plans for CPS and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Zambia drops child trafficking charges against 8 Croatians

A court in Zambia has discharged eight Croatians who were charged with child trafficking

The Independent UK

Gang's £1m plot to smuggle cannabis and cash into Isle of Man using pushchairs and cars

22 people were arrested in total during the police sting, leading to the criminal conviction of 14 people to a combined total of nearly forty years in prison

Liverpool Echo

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Bangkok Post

Cops raid spa linked to fugitive Kampol

Sutthisan police have raided one of two unregistered massage parlours in the Ratchadaphisek area linked to Kampol Wirathepsuporn, a suspect who fled the country after his massage parlour was shut down over a human trafficking case.

Belfast Live

Powerful play set in Belfast to explore themes of modern slavery and human trafficking

The production unveils the alarming rates of human trafficking and domestic servitude reported in Northern Ireland

Liverpool Echo

Multi-million pound drugs gang partied in Las Vegas and blew cash in Harrods

Kingpin also made donations to Catholic churches and a youth club while trafficking huge amounts of heroin and cocaine

Chicago Sun-Times

Justice Department says short ‘time-to-crime’ for guns used in crimes in Chicago points to illegal trafficking

The period from when a gun is bought until it’s recovered in a crime was far lower in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, according to a new federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives report.

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France 24

From bus driver to Russian soldier: The journey of an imprisoned Ivorian recruited by Wagner Group

A video posted in early January 2023 showed the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner with a mercenary who was described as Ivorian. By analysing posts shared on social networks and talking to people who knew him at different times in his life, the FRANCE 24 Observers team managed…

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: The bogus, homophobic campaign against Biden's stellar FCC nominee

No one should be surprised that telecommunications companies revved up opposition to the 2021 nomination of Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission. After all, Sohn was known as an effective critic of the industry's monopoly power and a defender of the public interest.

Los Angeles Times

Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the national governing body for snowboarding and the former national team snowboard coach conspired to engage in sex trafficking, enabling and covering up repeated acts of sexual misconduct, three former national team snowboarders claimed in a lawsuit Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Accused cult leader, movie actor held without bail on sex trafficking charges

LAS VEGAS — A North Las Vegas judge ordered a former movie actor to remain in custody without bail Thursday after he was arrested and accused of operating a cult and sex trafficking women and girls he viewed as wives.

The Independent UK

Interview with Prince Andrew’s ex is cut short as she launches tirade against Virginia Giuffre

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid shuts down angry exchange after Victoria Hervey claimed Prince Andrew accuser was a ‘con artist’

The Independent UK

Zoo director in Mexico had four of its animals killed and served at Christmas party, police say

Mexico is home to about 12 per cent of the planet’s species that are under threat due to illegal trafficking and habitat loss

The Independent UK

'Dances With Wolves' actor to be charged with sex assault

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse could be facing multiple sexual assault and sex trafficking charges and life in prison

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