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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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Maxwell loses bid to toss sex trafficking conviction, as sentencing looms

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday lost a bid to overturn her December 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges, paving the way for her to be sentenced to decades in prison.

Reuters

UK set to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands as premier faces cocaine charges

In a further twist, the islands’ premier has been arrested in a Miami sting operation on suspicion of drug trafficking

The Guardian - US

Premier of British Virgin Islands facing drugs trafficking charges

THE premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Andrew Fahie, has been arrested in the United States on drugs trafficking and money laundering…

The National (Scotland)

Welsh morning headlines: The latest news, coronavirus, Ukraine and sport news as claim UK’s visa schemes ‘creating and heightening’ trafficking and exploitation risks

A new report said the UK's visa system was causing concerning risks for vulnerable groups

Wales Online

UK’s visa schemes ‘creating and heightening’ trafficking and exploitation risks

More than 100 experts have highlighted the “troubling implications” of the UK’s visa-based response.

The Independent UK

A footy legend said 'heart issues and Bell's palsy has gone through the roof since the boosters'. Is he correct?

Despite what AFL legend Matthew Lloyd has claimed, there is no evidence to suggest heart issues "have gone through the roof" as a result of COVID-19 vaccines.

ABC News

British Virgin Island premier detained in US on drug trafficking and money laundering charges

Andrew Fahie one of three people arrested over alleged plan to import five kilos of cocaine into US

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Daily Record

Strirling Council taking steps to keep Ukrainian refugees fleeing war safe from trafficking

'There are established trafficking routes out of Ukraine and war is an inevitable, additional driver of trafficking.'

The Independent UK

Another Malaysian to be hanged in Singapore wins reprieve

A second Malaysian man due to be hanged in Singapore this week for drug trafficking has won a last-minute reprieve from the top court

AFP

Malaysian facing execution in Singapore wins reprieve

Singapore (AFP) - A Malaysian man set to be executed in Singapore for drug trafficking was granted a reprieve on Thursday, campaigners said, a day after the hanging of a mentally disabled man sparked an outcry.

Bangkok Post

Singapore defends drug crime execution amid outcry over man’s IQ

Singapore’s government has defended a decision to execute a Malaysian man convicted for drug trafficking after the penalty attracted international criticism due to concerns about his mental capacity.

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The Independent UK

Reality TV figure facing sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas

Police in Las Vegas say a rapper and former reality TV figure is facing a felony sex trafficking charge in an ongoing criminal investigation alleging that he used his large social media following to recruit women as prostitutes

Daily Mirror

Singapore executes man as he loses appeal and calls for mum after decade on death row

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, had been on death row for more than a decade for trafficking 44 grams (1.5 oz) of heroin into Singapore, which has some of the world's toughest narcotics laws

AFP

Singapore hangs mentally disabled man for drug trafficking despite outcry

Singapore (AFP) - A mentally disabled Malaysian man was hanged in Singapore on Wednesday, his family said, after losing a long legal battle and despite a storm of international criticism and appeals for clemency.

Reuters

Malaysian man on death row in Singapore on drugs charges executed -family

A Malaysian man found guilty of drug trafficking was executed on Wednesday in Singapore after a last-ditch legal challenge by his mother failed in a high-profile case that had attracted international calls for clemency, his family said.

Crikey

Who can you trust? Shell-shocked Ukrainians face the very best and worst of humanity as they seek lasting safety

Trafficking experts and crisis workers have said ‘scores of suspicious people’ are out to take advantage of refugees, and any anti-trafficking measures have come too little, too late.

Crikey

Police, authorities try to stem crime wave, but experts fear moves too little, too late for many

Human trafficking has been a tragic byproduct of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and while many steps have been taken to combat it, it’s hard to ‘stop the bleeding’.

Dublin Live

Kinahan cartel's alleged drug route through Europe's busiest ports exposed

A huge crackdown in Colombia has also seen a fall-off in production, impacting on the cartel’s business

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