The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

Rishi Sunak says international system for policing human trafficking ‘not working’

World’s most vulnerable are ‘paying the price’ for the failure to prevent unlawful migration, Sunak says

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

U.S. Virgin Islands seeks to subpoena Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit

The Virgin Islands, where Jeffrey Epstein had an estate, is suing JPMorgan Chase, alleging it enabled Epstein’s sex trafficking, and is seeking evidence that Epstein may have advised Elon Musk on certain business matters.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 16, 2023

Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’

Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2023

Sunak warns world’s most vulnerable ‘paying the price’ for broken asylum system

The Prime Minister will tell European leaders in Iceland that attempts to police human trafficking are ‘not working’.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Secret tunnel passage discovered near US-Mexican border as Title 42 rules are scrapped

A 60-feet-long tunnel which is presumed to have been used for drug trafficking has been found in an abandoned property in Tijuana, Mexico, near the border with the US

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023

Two charged with human trafficking during karaoke raid

A man and a woman were arrested and charged with human trafficking following a raid on a karaoke bar in Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani province on Friday night.

Bangkok Post · May 13, 2023

Huge haul of cocaine seized from west Dublin home as one arrested

The arrest came after gardai searched a home and discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia as part of Operation Tara which targets drug trafficking networks

Dublin Live · May 12, 2023

Wildlife trafficking gang arrested, macaques rescued

PHETCHABURI: Six members of a wildlife trafficking gang were arrested and more than 10 macaques rescued near a hill in the Muang district on Friday morning.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023

Philippine court acquits former justice minister of drug charges after key witnesses said they lied

A former Philippine opposition senator and justice minister has been acquitted of drug charges after key witnesses recanted and said they lied about her involvement in trafficking

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Venezuela, Colombia to increase military presence along shared border

Venezuela and Colombia will boost the number of troops stationed along its shared border at informal crossings where armed criminal groups linked to drug trafficking often operate, the defense ministers of the two countries said on Thursday.

Reuters · May 11, 2023