DHS Partners with City of Houston and Others to Combat Human Trafficking
BLI is an element of the DHS Blue Campaign led by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Mexican Mafia Member for Smuggling
The driver, identified as Juan Alberto Garcia, 39, is a self-admitted member of the Mexican Mafia and has an extensive criminal history. Garcia has multiple felony convictions throughout Texas for drug-related offenses and other crimes including assault, burglary and theft. Keep Reading
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Indonesia and Malaysia Take on Human Trafficking Networks
National authorities in Indonesia and Malaysia have boosted their fight against people smuggling with a three-day joint operation focused on identifying and dismantling the criminal networks responsible, particularly those using both countries as transit hubs or final destinations. Keep Reading
Air Force Colonel Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
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FBI Asks Technology Companies for Support in Fighting Encryption
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How an Organized Crime Group Trafficked People Under Guise of Recruitment Agency
On September 17, Bulgarian and French law enforcement authorities, supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled an organized crime group involved in trafficking human beings for labor exploitation and money laundering. Keep Reading
Maritime Border Operation Detects Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Operation Neptune II which ran during July, August and September, focused on the threats posed by suspected FTFs potentially using the maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe during the busy summer tourist season. Keep Reading
Military Vets Transition from Combat Heroes to HSI HEROs to Battle Child Exploitation
Each of them have successfully completed the initial three-month training in computer forensics and law enforcement support. Keep Reading
This Smuggler Claims He’ll Move ISIS Members Throughout Europe for $8,000
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