At least 25 killed after traffickers capsize boat off Comoros: IOM | News
The UN migration agency says the boat sank on Friday between a Comoros island and the French island of Mayotte.At least 25 people, including women…
Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US
Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is escorted by authorities as he walks towards a plane of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for his…
Honduras ex-president sentenced to 45 years for helping drug traffickers | Drugs News
Juan Orlando Hernandez says he was ‘wrongly accused’ at sentencing hearing for conviction on drugs and weapons charges. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of…
Nigerian Deceived With Employment Rescued From Traffickers In Egypt
After ten months of inhumane treatment, Idowu Adijat, a Nigerian smuggled into Egypt by human traffickers, has been rescued by the Embassy of Nigeria in…
In Colombia, hunting poachers, not drug traffickers | Wildlife News
Cali, Colombia – On January 20, 2023, a Colombian task force burst into a home in this city, looking for contraband. Nearly a dozen officers…
How Traffickers Lure Nigerians Into Modern Slavery In Egypt
Each time Ariyo Falade* considered walking out of the abusive marriage she found herself in 2016, she thought about her children. She did not want…
‘Conflict tinder’: Gambian traffickers continue timber trade despite ban | Environment
Banjul, The Gambia — On a warm May day at a restaurant on the outskirts of Banjul, Lamin (last name withheld) outlined his plan to…
Biden’s Administration Says Immigrants Working in Legal Cannabis Are ‘Drug Traffickers’
Immigrants across the country in states where cannabis has been legalized share Reimers’ frustration. The federal government still considers cannabis illegal, but since states began…
Niger coup leader repeals law against migrant traffickers
The head of Niger’s military regime has repealed a law that criminalized the trafficking of migrants through the nation, a hub for those seeking to…
Pakistan arrests suspected traffickers after refugee boat tragedy | Refugees News
Authorities vowed the 10 suspected human traffickers they arrested would be ‘severely punished’. Pakistan authorities have arrested 10 alleged human traffickers after it emerged that…
Hungary’s hostage diplomacy: PM Orban frees human traffickers | Human Trafficking News
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has established his domination of his country’s politics by whipping up fear of migrants and refugees. But the authoritarian leader…
Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence | Human Trafficking News
Hanoi, Vietnam – When she arrived at her destination in Myanmar’s northern Shan state, expecting to start a new job, Diep* a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman,…
White House announces plans to crack down on fentanyl traffickers worldwide
President Joe Biden was aiming to deliver on his previous commitment to fulfill a National Drug Control Strategy, laid out during his State of the…
Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy’s migrant shipwreck – Middle East Monitor
Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean, as he expressed his sorrow over last week's migrant boat disaster off…