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Man accused of vicious sex trafficking pleads not guilty

A defendant accused of vicious sex-trafficking in Seattle pleaded not guilty Thursday in a case that came to light after prosecutors say a 20-year-old woman was rescued by a ride-share driver who engaged in a gunfight with the man

The Independent UK

Italy cracks down on high-speed migrant traffickers

Italian police have issued 18 arrest warrants for Italians and Tunisians accused of operating a migrant-trafficking route on high-speed boats between Tunisia’s coast and Sicilian ports

The Independent UK

To Fight Human Trafficking, Police in Texas Town Endorse Zoning Restrictions on Massage Parlors

City officials in Nederland, Texas, are kicking around the idea of limiting new massage parlors to industrial areas of town.

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Former Kansas detective, 3 others accused of sex trafficking

A former Kansas police detective and three other men have been charged in a federal indictment with operating a sex trafficking operation involving teenage girls in the 1990s

The Independent UK

Barrow-in-Furness man weeps during trial of woman who made rape and trafficking claims

Eleanor Williams is accused of perverting the course of justice after allegations that include being sold in an Amsterdam brothel for €25,000

The Guardian - UK

Gloves off in Malaysia’s modern slavery struggle

Malaysia has touted its employment law reform as a crackdown on modern slavery, but it could all unravel without a few fixes.

360info

Police can’t end human trafficking alone but this might

To end modern slavery will mean more than relying on police and the courts. Early intervention could be the solution.

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Cannabis pair cleared after claiming they were 'human trafficking' victims

Cops seized 748 plants from a former bank building in Bellshill.

Daily Record

Colombian President Gustavo Petro: ‘The war on drugs was a failure’

The war against drugs has killed more than a million people in Latin America without denting the power of drug trafficking mafias, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro tells FRANCE 24 and RFI in a wide-ranging interview that also touches on the war in Ukraine, the climate emergency and the tentative peace…

France 24

Human trafficking gang behind Scots prostitution racket jailed for 31 years

The gang of four lured victims from China and Thailand – then seized their passports and forced them to work in brothels.

Daily Record

Sex trafficking gang who forced women to work in Glasgow brothels jailed for 31 years

Four people involved in trafficking vulnerable women into Scotland and forcing them to work in brothels across Glasgow have been jailed for 31 years at the High Court.

Glasgow Live

Two charged after investigation into alleged human trafficking for sex industry

Suspects due to appear in court today

Manchester Evening News

Mexico's 'out of control' illegal trafficking threatens wildlife, report says

A U.S. environmental group said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint to Mexican state prosecutors, arguing that toothless regulation was allowing illegal wildlife trafficking to threaten species in one of the world's most biodiverse countries.

Reuters

Iowa teen who killed rapist being held in jail after escape

An 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who killed her rapist was being held in an Iowa jail and could face a prison term after she walked away from a Des Moines women’s shelter where she was serving probation for a manslaughter conviction

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Two arrested on suspicion of trafficking women into UK for sex work following police raid in Bolton

Police say the pair are suspected of advertising the women online where they are 'groomed into adult sex work'

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz easily wins fourth term in Congress despite sex trafficking allegations

The Trump-friendly Republican easily wins his race in Florida’s 1st District

The Guardian - UK

UK rolling back efforts to tackle modern slavery, charity says

Reclassifying modern slavery as immigration issue and rhetoric of ‘abusing the system’ are among concerns levelled at government

ABC News

AFP sharing intelligence with Myanmar police over drug trafficking after coup

The AFP says it is critical to maintain intelligence sharing even after the military coup because 70 per cent of the methamphetamine that ends up in Australia comes from Myanmar.

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The Independent UK

Search continues for escaped Iowa teen who killed rapist

Law enforcement authorities are searching for an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who walked away from a women’s shelter

WEKU

An Iowa teen convicted of killing her rapist escapes from a probation center

Pieper Lewis, who was a 15-year-old sex trafficking victim at the time she stabbed her abuser, could face 20 years in prison if her sentence is reimposed.

Radio France Internationale

French group Vinci summoned over forced labour accusations in Qatar

French group Vinci has denied accusations of forced labour and human trafficking in connection to its construction sites in Qatar, and says it will co-operate with courts investigating the matter.

The Independent UK

Iowa teen who killed rapist escapes from probation center

Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence

Reason

Reddit Is Not Guilty of Sex Trafficking, Says Court

In a post-FOSTA world, Section 230 still protects websites from lawsuits over criminal sexual conduct by their users.

Reuters

El Chapo's hometown in Mexico considers drug-trafficking museum

The home town of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is considering housing a drug trafficking museum, the mayor was quoted as saying on Thursday, in the hope of attracting tourists to the area.

ABC News

Key evidence in drug case thrown out after judge rules police illegally opened private mail

Key evidence in a drug trafficking case has been thrown out after a judge ruled police in Tasmania illegally opened private mail in what has been described as a "reckless" breach of the law.

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