Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, led an international operation against serious and organized cross-border crime in Central and South Eastern Europe, which commenced June 28 and concluded July 8. Keep Reading
The £10 million center will provide new independent, impartial insight and analysis into the causes and consequences of modern slavery – speaking to questions of prevention, enforcement, supply chains, victims’ recovery and survivor needs. Keep Reading
The same routes used to smuggle wildlife across countries and continents are often used to traffic weapons, drugs and people. Environmental crime now occurs on an industrial, transnational scale and threatens national and regional security. Keep Reading
Approximately 3,027 Haitian migrants have attempted to illegally enter the U.S. via the maritime environment in fiscal year 2019 compared to 2,727 Haitian migrants in fiscal year 2018. Keep Reading
Epstein allegedly worked with several employees and associates to ensure that he had a steady supply of minor victims to abuse, says U.S. Attorney. Keep Reading
Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager, once counted as friends former President Bill Clinton, Great Britain’s Prince Andrew, and President Donald Trump. Keep Reading
A Polish gang who trafficked up to 400 people to the United Kingdom, forcing them to work for a pittance and live in squalid conditions, have been jailed for a total of more than 55 years following a West Midlands Police investigation. Keep Reading
On July 2, Europol launched the Joint Liaison Task Force Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings (JLT-MS). This new operational platform will allow liaison officers from all EU Member States to step up the fight against constantly adapting criminal networks. Keep Reading
Earlier this month, the European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, detected a suspicious fishing trawler towing a smaller boat. The boat was empty, but something caught the attention of the agency’s experts. Keep Reading
In three-day operation, 84 family units who presented indicia of fraud were tested. Of those tested, 16 family units were identified as fraudulent. Keep Reading
