The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

Up to 20 children are potential victims of modern slavery as investigation underway

Trafford authority publishes 'zero tolerance' statement on human trafficking and exploitation

Manchester Evening News · Oct 27, 2022

Colombia's Congress approves negotiations with illegal armed groups

Colombia's Congress on Wednesday approved a law to allow President Gustavo Petro to seek peace deals with leftist rebels and criminal groups tied to drug trafficking via negotiations and processes of surrender.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Drug boss who lived lavish lifestyle will have designer clothes sold off by police

Jonathan Walsh, 34, ran a huge drugs trafficking operation, peddling cannabis and amphetamine from Greater Manchester to Nottinghamshire. His girlfriend Jodie Bowie, 32, similarly enjoyed a luxury lifestyle

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Starz doc ‘Blowing Money Fast’ shows Atlanta’s ties to the BMF drug empire

ATLANTA — Starz, on the heels of its successful scripted Starz series “BMF,” is coming out with an eight-part documentary series on the notorious drug trafficking and money laundering organization.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

EncroChat dealer 'boredgiraffe' made 'vast profits' trafficking multi-kilos of drugs

"We will continue to target anyone involved in serious organised crime to keep this positive momentum going"

Liverpool Echo · Oct 24, 2022

Racist 'Mudmen' gang killer is key man in multi-million drug trafficking conspiracy

Convicted killer Daniel Masher, 33, fell foul of the EncroChat-encrypted phone hack which exposed an organised crime group trafficking multi-kilos of cocaine, crack and heroin between Liverpool and Cardiff.

Daily Record · Oct 23, 2022

Racist 'Mudmen' gang killer key man in multi-million drug trafficking conspiracy

Daniel Masher was once part of a racist gang of thugs who terrorised the Garston community

Liverpool Echo · Oct 23, 2022

Kuwait Court of Appeals Sentences Mazen al-Jarrah to 5 Years in Prison

The Kuwaiti Court of Appeal sentenced Major General Mazen al-Jarrah and Nawaf al-Shalahi to five years in prison and fined them KD1.360 million for money laundering and bribery in what was known as the case of the Bangladeshi MP. It is the second part of the Bangladeshi MP, which dates…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

U.S. sanctions logistics allies of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned individuals linked to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, days after bilateral security talks aimed at cracking down on trafficking of fentanyl and other contraband.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Man admits to burning two children alive in effort to expose alleged celebrity human trafficking ring

Mr Hurtado allegedly burned his sister during the attack and told investigators he wasn’t “real”

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022