The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

Mother reunited with son 42 years after she was told he had died in child birth

Jimmy Lippert Thyden was ‘adopted’ as part of a Chilean child trafficking ring but has been reunited with his mother

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023

Spain can help India deal with illegal trafficking of cultural items: Spanish Culture Minister Iceta

Spain’s Culture Minister, Miquel Iceta spoke to The Hindu, describing India as a “cultural superpower” and expressed concern about illegal trafficking of cultural artefacts and destruction of heritage of in Ukraine

The Hindu · Aug 27, 2023

10 charged after federal drug trafficking investigations target operations allegedly affiliated with Gangster Disciples

Kevin Ware, a 49-year-old Chicago resident, is alleged to have been at the helm of the trafficking organization. A criminal complaint states the group was working with the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago street gang.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023

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 · Aug 17, 2023

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 · Aug 17, 2023

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 · Aug 17, 2023

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 · Aug 17, 2023

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 · Aug 16, 2023

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 · Aug 16, 2023

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 · Aug 15, 2023