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Venezuelan Defense Chief Announces 25,000 Troops to Fight Drug Trafficking as U.S. Pressure Mounts and $15 Million Bounty Remains

Venezuelan Defense Minister Wladimir Padrino López delivered an unexpected address from a military bunker on Sunday, announcing the deployment of 25,000 troops to confront drug trafficking networks across the country. The move came as the United States intensified military pressure in the Caribbean and maintained a $15 million bounty on…

Latin Times

Company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says

A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers.

Bangkok Post

Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people

Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such as KK Park on the Thai-Myanmar border has doubled since 2021

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Trump Deploys F-35s, Escalates Caribbean Military Presence After Strike On Venezuelan Cartel

The Trump administration is deploying 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico following escalating concerns that Venezuela, acting as a Russian proxy state, is facilitating massive drug trafficking operations into the United States.

Benzinga

Colombia 'Committed' To Drug Fight, Minister Says, As US Deadline Looms

Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez has insisted that his country is "absolutely committed" to combatting drug trafficking, as the United States mulls whether to blacklist the country for failing to curb cocaine exports.

International Business Times

‘Shame on them’: Trump admin halts child exploitation and human trafficking investigations to prioritize immigrant hunting

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Made for Freedom: How a St. Louis Startup Is Turning Holiday Shopping into Global Impact

Made for Freedom (MFF), founded by social entrepreneur Dawn Manske, blends business with mission by offering fashion and lifestyle products made by survivors of human trafficking and marginalized people across the globe.

International Business Times

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California Bill Aims to Crack Down on Predatory Labor Traffickers

Lawmakers poised to expand protections to hundreds of thousands of temporary migrant workers.

Capital & Main

New ‘golden triangle’ of fentanyl and guns spans US-Mexico border

Report links Arizona-Sonora smuggling to rising homicide and overdose deaths in both countries

The Guardian - US

Is Venezuela the big cocaine menace Trump claims it to be?

US president justified recent strike on boat by accusing Venezuela’s president of direct links to drugs cartel.

Al Jazeera

Epstein Survivors Just Announced They Will Be Making Their Own Abuser List - When Will It Be Released?

Epstein survivors announce their own abuser list at 2025 Capitol rally, demanding full files as sex trafficking trends surge. No date yet, but bipartisan push intensifies—will Trump respond?

International Business Times UK

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Gangland figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait to learn if he successfully appealed drug-trafficking and importation convictions.

AAP

How Significant is the U.S. Attack On The Venezuelan Drug Boat? Experts Weigh In

The U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged drug vessel travelling from Venezuela to the United States on Tuesday. hile Trump hailed the strike as a victory against drug trafficking, analysts say the move is unlikely to hinder the narcotics trade and represents a significant violation of international…

Latin Times

What to know about Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang as Trump justifies attack

The deadly U.S. military attack on a boat accused of carrying drugs in the Caribbean is the latest in a series of extraordinary measures that President Donald Trump has taken to combat the threat he sees from the Tren de Aragua gang

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US Strike Marks Shift To Military Action Against Drug Cartels

US President Donald Trump's deadly strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela marks a significant escalation from law enforcement to military action against cartels that his administration has branded as terror groups.

The Independent UK

Trump bashes Epstein files as ‘Democrat hoax’ as Republicans rally nearby with sex trafficking victims

Trump’s remarks came as Epstein’s victims were speaking out alongside members of Congress outside the Capitol

The Independent UK

Epstein victim who helped put him behind bars breaks her silence - as other survivors promise their own ‘client list’

‘There were many people that knew what he was doing that were involved in the sex trafficking ring,’ Lisa Phillips, an Epstein survivor, said

AAP

Mokbel argues he suffered a miscarriage of justice

Underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel claims police, prosecutors and barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his drug-trafficking convictions.

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International Business Times UK

Over 33k Pages of Epstein Files Have Been Released, But Dems Say There's 'Nothing New': What's Going On?

Democrats say most are old news in the sex trafficking probe. Victims push for full truth as trends show partial transparency battles. What's really hidden?

The Independent UK

House Oversight Committee releases some Justice Department files in Epstein and Maxwell cases

The House Oversight Committee has publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

AAP

Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Lawyers for a drug kingpin have taken aim at a judge claiming he should have disclosed a police informer's status sooner when director of public prosecutions.

The Independent UK

A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller

A House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller

Radio France Internationale

How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade

France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both Guadeloupe and Martinique say they're finally being heard, but one…

The Guardian - UK

UK anti-slavery commissioner launches investigation into ‘pimping websites’

Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised online

Latin Times

U.S. Prosecutors Present More Than 76,000 Documents in First Hearing for Former CJNG Financial Operator

"El Cuini" was among 26 individuals recently extradited to the U.S. for alleged ties to organized crime and drug trafficking; he is the brother-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco Cartel.

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