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Ally of Mexico's 'El Chapo' extradited to US over drug charges

A top member of the powerful Mexican drug cartel formerly led by notorious kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is facing international drug trafficking and firearms charges after being extradited to the U.S., the Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Reuters

For California domestic violence victims who commit violent crimes, new bill provides hope

LOS ANGELES — When Susan Bustamante was on trial for murder in 1987, she was not able to give her side of the story.

Los Angeles Times

Scientologists to rule on abuse claims against their church, judge says

TAMPA, Fla. — Three former Church of Scientology workers who said they endured “a world filled with abuse, violence, intimidation and fear” in the organization must bring their claims of human trafficking to an arbitration panel of loyal church members, not the U.S. justice system, a federal judge has ruled.

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Kentucky Attorney General's office announces nearly $220K in grants for child advocacy centers

Thursday, Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office announced nearly $220,000 in grants for child sexual abuse prevention efforts around the state. Heather Wagers is the executive director of the A-Gs Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution.

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Clydebank gangster in 31kg cocaine trafficking plot paid £5,630 in 'wages'

Glasgow High Court heard that Stuart George played a key role in transporting the massive haul and was arrested after a raid on a drugs factory in Dumbartonshire.

Glasgow Live

‘I couldn’t escape’: the people trafficked into call centres and forced to scam Australians

Thousands are trapped into slavery across Asia – but, with the conviction of three traffickers in Indonesia, the tide may be turning

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Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica

Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year

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Andrew Tate breaks silence outside home following release from Romanian jail

The four-time world kickboxing champion and his younger sibling were arrested on suspicion of alleged human trafficking and forming an organised crime group in late December.

Daily Record

Andrew Tate has been released from a Romanian jail and placed under house arrest

Tate was initially detained in late December in Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women. He was detained on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking.

WEKU

Andrew Tate and his brother released from jail in Romania on house arrest

The controversial pair were arrested in Bucharest last year on suspicion of alleged human trafficking

Manchester Evening News

Andrew Tate released from three months of detention

He and his brother Tristan were arrested at the end of December last year on suspicion of alleged human trafficking and forming an organised crime group

Wales Online

Romania: Andrew Tate to leave jail, put under house arrest

An official says Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest

The Independent UK

Scots cocaine kingpin behind bars after Encrochat trafficking operation rumbled by cops

Drugs courier Stuart George played a vital role in the crime gang, which started during the first covid lockdown in 2020.

Daily Record

Romanian court upholds ruling denying Andrew Tate's release on bail

Social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody pending a criminal investigation into alleged sex trafficking as a Romanian court denied their request to be released on bail on Wednesday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Europe’s human rights watchdog warns UK over illegal migration bill

Council of Europe’s experts say bill is ‘step backwards’ in fight against modern slavery

Al Jazeera

US announces sanctions against Assad cousins over drug trade

US Treasury officials say that the Assad government has used drug trafficking as a source of illicit revenue.

The Canberra Times

Police allegedly find drugs, cash hidden in Amaroo kitchen

Nathan Davidson was arrested and charged on Tuesday.

The Conversation

What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning on Mar. 21, 2023, about an increase in trafficking of fentanyl adulterated with xylazine, which can increase the risk of overdosing on an already deadly drug. Xylazine is increasingly appearing within the U.S. supply of illicit opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The…

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The Guardian - UK

NGOs, MPs and academics call for withdrawal of UK’s illegal migration bill

More than 60 signatories write to PM before Tuesday’s debate, warning bill will ‘cost lives’

The Guardian - UK

‘Stop demonising them’: the trafficking victims left behind by UK’s new illegal migration bill

Police found Julia being exploited in a brothel. She helped bring her abusers to justice but new legislation could silence victims and empower traffickers, experts warn

Reuters

Colombia risks losing US support in fight against drugs-attorney general

Colombia risks losing U.S. support in its fight against drug trafficking because of rising coca output and a bill that could allow criminal gangs to surrender and be possibly pardoned, the Andean country's attorney general told Reuters in an interview.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’ State Guard vision: planes, boats, police powers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Gov. Ron DeSantis first proposed reviving the long-dormant Florida State Guard, he wanted 200 volunteers and a modest $5 million budget.

Tribune News Service

Collateral damage in the war on sex trafficking

Gwen Adora said it was 2018 when she started uploading videos of herself to Pornhub, one of the Internet’s biggest sites for adult content. She used the money to pay her bills while pursuing a bachelor’s in communications and multimedia studies. By posting videos users would pay to see, she…

Reuters

UAE pardons Israeli jailed on drugs charges, Israel says

The United Arab Emirates has pardoned and released an Israeli woman who was jailed for drug trafficking last year and had initially faced execution, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Modern slavery victim ‘worked 105 hours a week for £3.80 per hour’ while waiting for government help

Modern slavery victims say the referral system is failing to protect them from being forced back into exploitation

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