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People smugglers charged by AFP
Sydney :: Australia | about 15 hours ago
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Bathurst, operating under the control of Customs and Border Protection Command, within close proximity to Ashmore Island. "People smuggling is a world-wide problem and Australia is committed to working closely with our neighbours to address the issue,"...
Tags: Western Australia, Australia, Sydney, Smuggling, Human rights abuses, Slavery, Economics, Australian Federal Police, Crimes, Kevin Rudd, Ashmore and Cartier Islands
10 foreign students arrested with heroin and cannabis
Shah Alam :: Malaysia | about 20 hours ago
Credibility Ten foreign students suspected to be trafficking in heroin and cannabis were arrested in raids around the Klang Valley on Monday with 1.2kg of the drugs worth RM63,000 seized. In the first operation, police arrested four Nigerian students and seized two...
Tags: foreign students, Malaysia, Shah Alam, Illegal drug trade, Heroin, Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom, Cannabis, Smuggling, Legality of cannabis, Law Crime
PASG files smuggling charges vs Albay solon
Manila :: Philippines | about 22 hours ago
Credibility Believing that the presented documents were questionable, Villar requested a certification from the Bureau of Customs on said vehicles. Auto Sport Corporation resulted in the seizure of more than 80 high-end vehicles. Bichara claimed that the four high-end...
Tags: PASG, Al Francis Bichara, filed smuggling, Philippines, Manila, Smuggling
Anti-drug effort nets brace of cocaine dealers
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago
Credibility A police plan to combat drug trafficking came up trumps Tuesday with the arrest of infamous drug dealer Elias J.Q, who was caught in possession of cocaine in the Mirna al-Sha lou hi region in the Metn. The high-profile sting followed the arrests of five...
Tags: Internal Security Forces, Zahle, Lebanon, Beirut, Law Crime, Local anesthetics, Zahle District, Stimulants, Ihab, Warrant, Illegal drug trade, Mediterranean, Crusades, Dopamine reuptake inhibitors, Smuggling, Cocaine, Drug addiction
Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers
Laredo :: TX :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customer who places a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers. Most trucks enrolled in the program pause...
Tags: U.S, trucks companies, Texas-Mexico, Autotransportes Varela Davila, Leonardo Varela Resendez, participating companies, Texas A&M University, drug smugglers, Laredo, Illegal drug trade, Semi-trailer truck, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Smuggling, Truck driver, Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism
Alleged gun-for-hire leader killed in police encounter
Manila :: Philippines | 2 days ago
Credibility The alleged leader of a gun-for-hire group in Laguna province was killed and two others were arrested in an encounter with police late Monday night, the provincial police chief said on Tuesday. Erwin del Rosario, an alleged leader of a local gun-for-hire...
Tags: Laguna, Philippines, Manila, Paranￃﾡ River, Rosario Santa Fe, Illegal drug trade, Smuggling, Law Crime, Social Issues, Vicente Lim, War Conflict, Calamba City, Luzon
Pakistan: Suspected State Agents
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 2 days ago
Credibility In response to this institutional indifference, family members of the missing have taken to camping outside the Supreme Court complex in protest. The court recently relented to one group, stationed there from 2 to 17 November, and assured them that the...
Tags: Pakistan, Karāchi, Human rights abuses, Kidnappings, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Independence of the judiciary, Constitutional law, Counter-terrorism, Crimes against humanity, Law Crime, Smuggling, Children's rights, Human trafficking, Laws regarding child sexual abuse, Child labour, Crimes, Social Issues
Unborn children for sale in S Korea
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility The few cases that have surfaced have alarmed the government so much so that Al Jazeera has learned it has formed a special taskforce to bring human trafficking laws up to date. One of the challenges, Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports, is how to give authorities...
Tags: Al Jazeera, unborn children, New York City, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Treaty, Social Issues, Politics, Human rights abuses, Smuggling, Human trafficking, Child labour, Crimes, Crimes against humanity
Forced labour and rape, the new face of slavery in America
Springfield :: MO :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Human trafficking has become a major issue in the Midwest heartland of America, causing some campaigners to dub it a modern form of slavery. Figures from the State Department reveal that 17,500 people are trafficked into the US every year against their...
Tags: American, Ohio, Theresa Flores, human trafficked, law enforcement, University of Dayton, Springfield, Gene Kelly, forcing labour, Slavery, Human trafficking, Modern day slavery, Sexual slavery, Human trafficking in Venezuela, Smuggling, Crimes against humanity, Sex crimes, Social Issues, Law Crime
Defence slams soldier drug addict claims
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 4 days ago
Credibility Angus Houston has described as "completely baseless" reports Australian soldiers on tours of duty in Afghanistan are returning home as drug addicts. The Sunday Telegraph claimed figures obtained under Freedom of Information revealed hundreds of soldiers,...
Tags: Afghanistan, drug addict, Kabul, Drug test, Angus Houston, Entertainment Culture, Drug control law, War in Afghanistan, War Conflict, Heroin, Effects of cannabis, MDMA, Illegal drug trade, Smuggling
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