20

Jan

Arrests in Albania, Italy and Greece in migrant smuggling investigation

Italian and Albanian police on Wednesday arrested 47 people, 25 in Albania and 22 in Italy and one in Greece, on suspicion of smuggling migrants through the Balkans from Greece…

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02

Jul

In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report

An annual U.S. State Department report said discriminatory policies perpetuated human trafficking, drawing a link with systemic racism in the United States and abroad for the first time. U.S. Secretary…

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30

Jul

Police raids against human trafficking in Germany

A handout photo made available by the German Federal Police shows officers during a search in Marl, Germany, 30 July 2020. Police officers enforced search warrants in the German cities…

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28

Jul

Malta joins the Blue Heart Campaign against Trafficking in Human Beings

Malta’s has joined the United Nations’ ‘Blue Heart Campaign’, Government announced today, a few days before the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Human Beings, which is marked…

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11

May

Malta: Man wanted in Hungary for human trafficking remanded in custody

A suspected human trafficker wanted in Hungary was remanded in custody on Monday after contesting a European Arrest Warrant. Loiai Aljelda, a 48-year old Syrian national who has been living…

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30

Dec

Italy jails Romanian man for 20 years over human trafficking ring

An Italian court has sentenced a Romanian man to 20 years in prison for human trafficking after a Guardian investigation revealed that thousands of women from Romania were being raped…

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17

Nov

Large network smuggling migrants in lorries dismantled in Germany and Romania

The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) and the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) supported by Europol, concluded their operation into a large criminal network smuggling migrants to western Europe in lorries. Austria,…

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14

Nov

15 arrested in joint police operation against human trafficking gang in Lithuania and Spain

The Lithuanian Police and the Spanish National Police supported by Europol and Eurojust, have dismantled a large organised crime group involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. ​The criminal group,…

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21

Aug

Huge operation by German police against organized smuggling of foreigners into the construction industry

Police and customs officers launched a massive human trafficking raid in Berlin on Wednesday morning, prosecutors revealed. Around 1,900 officers are taking part in the operation and have searched over…

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21

Jul

“Human, like you” Campaign against human trafficking launched

The government has launched a national campaign against human trafficking. The campaign, entitled Human, like you, aims to increase the awareness of the general public on the international challenge of…

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03

Jul

New task force at Europol to target the most dangerous criminal groups involved in human trafficking and migrant smuggling

On 2 July, the Joint Liaison Task Force Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings (JLT-MS) was launched at Europol. This new operational platform will allow liaison officers from all…

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07

Jun

Big police operation in Portugal against human trafficking for sexual exploitation

  The Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras), supported by Europol, arrested eight suspected members of an international organised criminal group trafficking human beings for sexual…

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15

Jun

Suspected people trafficker arrested in Cyprus

Ekathimerini.com : Cypriot police say they have arrested the 49-year-old driver of a boat that brought 61 Syrian migrants to the east Mediterranean island nation. Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said the…

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