State prosecutors in Thailand indicted a member of the country’s Senate on six charges involving narcotics trafficking, money laundering and association with a transnational criminal organization, said a statement received Friday from the attorney-general’s office. The senator, Upakit Pachariyangkun, denied all the
Several former top military officials in Paraguay have been arrested as part of a cross-border law enforcement operation with Brazil to disband an arms smuggling ring that brought firearms from Europe to South America, officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Homeland
A woman involved in a gang running 40 cannabis farms told police she was a child slavery victim – but was pictured enjoying a Thai foam party at the time she claimed she was being trafficked across Europe. Hoai Nguyen, 24, was
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum can be both a national security threat and a victim of trafficking, the Court of Appeal has heard. The Home Office is fighting the former ISIS fanatic’s bid to have her British citizenship restored after it was stripped
Hundreds of animals – mostly cats and dogs – have been rescued from a human animal trafficking network in Spain. Four police forces in Spain began an investigation into an illegal animal trade ring after a complaint about a centre in Barcelona
A former Mexican defense secretary whose arrest in the United States in 2020 on drug charges strained relations between the two countries was celebrated Wednesday with an honorary military decoration. In October 2020, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in Los Angeles and
Malaysia said Monday that 43 citizens have been rescued by police in Peru after they fell victim to a human trafficking syndicate operating a telecommunication fraud. The Malaysians were involved in the so-called “Macau scam” that reportedly originates from crime syndicates in
Blinken, other top officials to discuss fentanyl, trafficking, immigration with Mexican counterparts
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top officials from the Biden administration will visit Mexico on Wednesday to discuss shared security issues, foremost among them trafficking of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, but also arms trafficking and increasing migration. The latest
More than £45million of the agreement will go toward local charities and assistance for victims. And another £16million will go toward legal fees. JP Morgan confirmed the deal yesterday, saying it did not admit liability as part of the deal but “deeply
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on ten individuals associated with the Sinaloa drug trafficking cartel and Clan del Golfo in Colombia due to their involvement in drug trafficking. This move blocks their assets in the United States and prohibits U.S. citizens