The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

High-profile events like the Kentucky Derby spotlight human trafficking concerns

High-profile events like the Kentucky Derby spotlight human trafficking concerns

WEKU · May 6, 2022

Marijuana Trafficking Is Changing At US-Mexico Border — Here's How

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission.

Benzinga · May 6, 2022

Youth dept chief tied to sex trafficking ring

Police have charged a deputy director-general of the Department of Children and Youth (DCY) for interfering in the investigation into a child prostitution ring in Surat Thani.

Bangkok Post · May 5, 2022

In ‘Havana Ghost’ case, 3 Miami men convicted of cocaine dealing and gun violence

MIAMI — An investigation dubbed “Havana Ghost,” targeting drug trafficking and violent crime in the Little Havana neighborhood, has led to the conviction of three men following a long trial in Miami federal court.

Miami Herald · May 3, 2022

Editorial: The perverse logic of capital punishment

Singapore’s execution last Wednesday of a mentally disabled Malaysian man for drug smuggling sparked international protests and outrage. Executing a man who no longer threatens his government or community — especially one with a child’s mental capacity — isn’t justice. It’s murder, even if sanctioned and disguised by an irrational…

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Iraqi police seize more than 6 million Captagon amphetamine pills

Syria is the Middle East’s main producer of the drug Captagon and Saudi Arabia is the main consumer market.

Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2022

A judge again upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction

Earlier this month, the judge refused to toss out her conviction after a juror disclosed during deliberations that he had been sexually abused as a child.

WEKU · Apr 30, 2022

NYC judge declines to overturn Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme

NEW YORK — A judge on Friday declined to overturn former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction for aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn sex trafficking conviction

British socialite faces up to 55 years behind bars when sentenced in June

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction

A trial judge has concluded there was enough evidence to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking, but she also gave Maxwell a legal victory by concluding that three conspiracy counts charged the same crime

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022