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Myanmar military-linked tycoon arrested for drug trafficking

Authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.

Bangkok Post

Malaysian dad pleads help for scam victims after son died

The parents of a Malaysian man who died after falling prey to a human trafficking scheme have appealed to the government to rescue other scam victims trapped in Myanmar and Cambodia

The Independent UK

Cambodian police raid alleged cybercrime trafficking compounds

Cambodian authorities said raids are underway this week at suspected cybercrime compounds across the Southeast Asian country, uncovering evidence of human trafficking, illegal confinement and torture.

Reuters

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Home Affairs consultant accused of drug trafficking 'inspired by Wolf of Wall Street'

The 33-year-old IT consultant has been granted bail after police searched his home.

The Canberra Times

Mafia syndicate linked to torture and murder arrested across Ibiza, Malaga and Tenerife

Spanish police arrested 32 suspects in connection with large scale drug trafficking and money laundering

Liverpool Echo

Drug trafficker jailed years after crimes

A Melbourne woman caught with meticulous records of her drug trafficking dating back to 2013 has been jailed for seven years, ending a long-running court case.

AAP

Human trafficking victims and a one-month-old: Florida and Texas migrant transports moved over a dozen kids

Texas alone has sent thousands of migrants to liberal cities

The Independent UK

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Utah polygamist sect accused of indoctrination, rape and child marriage

Kingston Group hit with lawsuit from former members that alleges unpaid labor, sexual abuse and human trafficking

The Guardian - US

Gaetz sought trafficking pardon: report

"Matt Gaetz is the only sitting Congressman to ever ask for a pardon for sex trafficking," said watchdog group CREW

Salon

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz wanted preemptive pardon in sex trafficking probe, report says

Aware that he was the target of a federal sex trafficking investigation, Rep. Matt Gaetz told a White House aide he’d asked former Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows about a preemptive pardon, according to The Washington Post.

Tribune News Service

Joymala’s case flags gaps in private ownership norms for elephants

Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Tripura and Madhya Pradesh account for 96% of elephants in captivity without ownership certificates

The Hindu

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Republicans for "trafficking" migrants

"Lying to & trafficking people for TV and clicks isn’t politics as usual. It’s abuse."

Axios

Stephen Colbert: DeSantis ‘was human trafficking these families as a political stunt’

Late-night hosts discuss the Florida governor’s sending two planes full of asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard

The Guardian - US

Ex-Leeds star Raphinha recalls tough upbringing as he "lost friends to drug trafficking"

Raphinha has recalled his early football memories and how he started playing in his native Brazil with the winger now a fully-fledged international and at Barcelona

Daily Mirror

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Reason

There's No Way FOSTA Isn't a First Amendment Violation, Says Lawsuit

The case is now on appeal after a lower court said the ban on websites promoting prostitution didn't concern protected speech.

Reuters

U.S. judge sentences Mexican cartel boss to life in prison

Mexican crime lord Jorge Costilla Sanchez was sentenced to life in prison in a U.S. federal court on Thursday for his involvement in trafficking marijuana and cocaine to the United States, the Justice Department said.

Glasgow Live

Four behind bars for sex trafficking as women forced to work in brothels across Glasgow

Jagpal Singh, 52, his partner Donglin Zhang, 48, Vlassis Ntaoulias, 33, and Boonsong Wannas, 62 lured victims from China and Thailand with the promise of legitimate employment.

The Independent UK

Q&A: Next steps for Iowa teen sentenced for killing rapist

Donations are pouring in to help a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim who was ordered by a court to pay $150,000 to the family of a man she stabbed to death after he raped her

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Evening Standard

Iowa court orders girl who killed accused rapist to pay his family $150,000

Human trafficking victim placed on probation with risk of 20 years’ prison for manslaughter

The Guardian - UK

Germany bans 1,700-strong ‘rocker’ gang for violent crime links

Police raid 50 addresses and ban symbols of United Tribuns, cross-national gang linked to human trafficking and attempted murder

Daily Mirror

Outrage as teen who killed her sex trafficking rapist forced to pay his family $150,000

Pieper Lewis, 17, stabbed a man 30 times in 2020 who had allegedly raped her but the court said it had 'no option' but to order the huge payment under Iowa state law

WEKU

An Iowa teenager who killed her accused rapist is sentenced and ordered to pay $150K

Teenage human trafficking victim Pieper Lewis was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 to the man's family. She had pled guilty earlier to charges in his death.

ABC News

Men arrested over alleged involvement in cocaine syndicate operating just outside Canberra face court

Three men who police allege were involved in a drug trafficking syndicate operating in the Monaro region face court.

The Independent UK

Iowa teen who killed rapist sentenced, ordered to pay $150K

A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death has been sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man's family

WEKU

No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million

According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.

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