Human traffickers luring Ukrainian refugees on the web targeted in EU-wide hackathon
On 23 May 2022, an EMPACT coordinated online joint action day targeted criminal networks grooming Ukrainian refugees for sexual and
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US Border Patrol halted a human smuggling attempt at Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint
On June 14, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented a human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 (IH-35) checkpoint
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The person involved in the case of illegal transportation of conscripts across the border was declared a suspect
In April 2022, law enforcement officers detained three local citizens who were planning to transport three Ukrainian citizens of conscription
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Use of Railcars Continues to be a Dangerous Trend at Laredo Sector
Within days of each other, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents discovered undocumented individuals using railcars as a dangerous method of
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US Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered 594 migrants in four large groups and identified a human stash house
Over the last several days, RGV agents encountered four large groups totaling 594 migrants Starr and Hidalgo County. The groups
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Launch of Operation Minerva
It is this time of the year again: together with the Spanish National Police, Frontex launched Operation Minerva for this
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EU external borders in May: Detections in Western Balkan region more than double
Between January and May, 86 420 irregular entries were detected at the European Union’s external borders, according to preliminary calculations*.
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Focus group of prosecutors specialised in human trafficking meets for the first time
Organised by the European Commission, together with Eurojust, the first informal meeting of the focus group of specialised prosecutors against
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The global fight against trafficking is at a turning point, warn anti-trafficking executives at joint OSCE and Council of Europe meeting
Addressing current challenges related to human trafficking and implementing international commitments, policies, and standards set forth by the OSCE and
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Eurojust assists Romania and UK in dismantling human trafficking network
With support from Eurojust, authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG)
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US CBP Agents Continue to Thwart Illicit Activity in the RGV Area
In recent days, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered 547 migrants in three large groups and interdicted
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US CBP RGV Agents Continue to Make Significant Arrests
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrest 11 gang members and a sex offender over the last 72 hours, keeping them
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Jailed people smuggling group included London barber who recruited corrupt lorry drivers
Four members of a people smuggling group, including a north west London barber who offered lorry drivers thousands of pounds
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Swift global police coordination lands people smuggling fugitive behind bars
An international fugitive wanted by two INTERPOL member countries for people smuggling, document forgery and criminal association has been arrested
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US law enforcement agencies work together to shut down stash houses
U.S. Border Patrol agents working with local law enforcement agencies successfully shut down two stash houses within hours of each
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On June 2, officers from the Podlasie Border Guard Unit foiled 20 attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border
The largest number of foreigners, 11 people, were disclosed in the section of the official responsibility of the Border Guard
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Targeted: migrant smuggling kingpins with links to more than 180 investigations
An Operational Task Force (OTF), led by the German Federal Police and coordinated by Europol targeted some of the most
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Spanish National Police dismantles a criminal organization that prostituted Colombian women in Spain and France
Agents of the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization that allegedly was dedicated to capturing Colombian women to
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