A court in eastern Libya sentenced five people to life in prison after they were convicted of human trafficking over the deaths of 11 migrants who were on a rickety boat trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the office of Libya’s
The authorities in Burma destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day on Monday, police said. The drug burn came as U.N. experts warned of increases in the
Four Thai nationals have been charged under Malaysia’s anti-trafficking laws in connection with the discovery of mass graves in 2015. The graves were found in a jungle area near the Malaysia-Thailand border and are believed to contain the remains of Rohingya Muslims
A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series Tiger King has been convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the attorney general’s office announced. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Frederick County, Virginia, for display
Social media influencer Andrew Tate, who has garnered millions of followers online promoting a luxurious, “alpha-male” lifestyle, was indicted in the southeastern European nation of Romania Tuesday on rape and sex trafficking charges. Romania’s largest anti-organized crime agency, the Directorate for Investigating
The Tate brothers and two Romanian female suspects have been under house arrest pending a criminal investigation of alleged abuses committed against seven women, accusations they have denied.
Interpol has issued an international warrant for a Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities, weeks after he was questioned in Lebanon, judicial officials said Friday. The Red Notice was unsealed 10 months after a criminal court in New York issued an
A fugitive who fled the country after being bailed when he was charged with trafficking weapons and ammunition is facing further charges after being returned to the UK. Clinton Blakey, 38, was accompanied on a flight back to the UK on Thursday
Almost a dozen people, including nine Vietnamese citizens, were killed when a vehicle overturned along the China-Vietnam border. Chinese authorities said the road incident was linked to human smuggling. Limited job opportunities in Vietnam have previously prompted citizens to go to China,
Singapore on Wednesday hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clung firmly to the death penalty despite growing calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions. The 37-year-old man was executed after his last-ditch bid to