Interpol deals blow to trafficking and smuggling rings in Balkans
Over 200 suspected traffickers and migrant smugglers have been arrested in an Interpol-led operation. Victims of the rings came from 14 different countries.
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Two arrested for 'trafficking migrants' on a sailing yacht
Two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested by Italian authorities on human trafficking charges. Reggio Calabria police believe they rented a sailboat to transport migrants from Turkey to Calabria, investigative sources said.
Eight suspected traffickers arrested in Serbia, Bosnia
Eight people have been arrested on human trafficking charges as part of an operation jointly carried out by police forces in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, local media reported on Wednesday, December 18.
16 migrants found alive in container on ferry to Ireland
16 migrants were found in a sealed trailer on a ferry traveling from France to Ireland on Thursday. The migrants were reportedly all in good health.
Vietnamese nail salons: The ugly side of the UK beauty trade
At least one of the 39 smuggled migrants who suffocated or froze in a lorry in the UK last week is believed to have been a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman whose dream was to work in a nail salon. The tragedy has led to calls for a crackdown on trafficking of Vietnamese into the so-called nail bar business.
Belgian police find 12 migrants alive in refrigerated truck
The 12 migrants were found in healthy condition after they reportedly snuck into a refrigerated truck. Last week, 39 migrants were found dead in refrigerated truck east of London.
Switzerland must improve protection for trafficking victims, Council of Europe
Switzerland has made progress when it comes to the identification and protection of victims of trafficking -- but there is still much to be done. That's what the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) says in a new report.
Migrants stopped in Tunisia, 'thwarted departures to Italy'
Tunisian authorities stopped a group of migrants who were allegedly trying to reach Italy illegally over the weekend. They arrested the four alleged organizers, who are being investigated for "forming an organised crime group aimed at illegally leaving the maritime border."
Opinion: It's time to end human trafficking
To end the trafficking of men, women and children, we need to go after the smugglers — but also hold governments accountable, writes guest commentator Antonio Vitorino of the International Organization for Migration.
Order of Malta warns criminal gangs involved in trafficking
The phenomenon of human trafficking is ever more of concern and there has been a rise in criminal gangs focusing on this type of illegal activity, said the Order of Malta ahead of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2019 on July 30.
Eight arrested for Tunisia-to-Sicily migrant trafficking
The Italian authorities have arrested four Italians and four Tunisians on charges of aiding and abetting clandestine immigration and cigarette smuggling. The group stands accused of organizing' ghost trips' between Tunisia and Sicily.
Center for trafficking victims inaugurated in Niger
Nigerien authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have inaugurated the first reception center for victims of trafficking in Niger, located in the region of Zinder.