The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

How is the EU tackling drug trafficking and synthetic substance use?

Europe's new drugs strategy runs to 2030, but critics warn it prioritises policing over public health. Watch the video!

Euronews · Jun 17

They were forced into marriage and abused. Now women facing exploitation in China have a glimmer of hope

Female activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17

US military strikes another suspected drug-trafficking boat in eastern Pacific, 1 killed

US forces have killed one suspected drug trafficker in a boat strike in the eastern Pacific, part of a broader anti-narcotics campaign. This incident marks at least 208 deaths since the Trump administration's operations began. Critics question the effectiveness and legality, citing land-based trafficking routes and limited evidence of 'narcoterrorist'…

The Times of India · Jun 17

€31bn drug trade, 7,600 deaths: How the EU plans to tackle the drug crisis

29 million Europeans use drugs every year, and the market has an estimated €31 billion value. The European Council has released a new framework to completely change how the EU handles this enormous problem, from enforcement to public health.

Euronews · Jun 16

Chinese human trafficking gangster arrested in Bangkok

Police arrested a Chinese national, an alleged leader of a human trafficking syndicate, at a hotel in Bangkok’s Din Daeng district on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16

How is the EU fighting illicit drugs? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

The EU Council approved the new EU drugs strategy as the European Union Drugs Agency reports 7,600 estimated fatal overdoses and a growing risk from synthetic opium. But what does the strategy include? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.

Euronews · Jun 15

Love scam bust nets B25m drugs

Three people, including two Nigerian nationals, were arrested after police uncovered a drug trafficking operation linked to a romance scam. Authorities seized cocaine and heroin worth over 25 million baht.

Bangkok Post · Jun 14

Trafficking threat is closer now

When many people in Thailand hear the words "human trafficking", they still picture distant and detached criminal activities such as a border crossing, a brothel raid, a fishing boat at sea, or a criminal gang operating in the shadows.

Bangkok Post · Jun 14

Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

U.S. forces, under President Trump's direction, conducted a lethal strike killing Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Nino Guerrero, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The operation, coordinated with Venezuelan partners, targeted the organization for alleged involvement in drug smuggling, human trafficking, and money laundering.

The Economic Times · Jun 13

DEA Director Terrance Cole Warns World Cup Could Create Opportunities for Fentanyl Trafficking

According to the agency, fentanyl is now being mixed with other synthetic substances, including xylazine, nitazenes, cychlorphine and medetomidine, many of which are difficult to detect and are not approved for human consumption.

Latin Times · Jun 12