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U.S. citizen and musician Michael Travis Leake has been detained in Russia

A Moscow court said Leake was detained on suspicion of organizing a drug trafficking business. If convicted, he could face as much as 20 years in prison under Russia's strict drug laws.

WEKU

Wanted gang member found in Marbella after three years on run

Clinton Blakey is suspected of being part of a gang trafficking weapon from Liverpool to Leeds

Liverpool Echo

Small boats bill ‘could lead to more dangerous routes and increase trafficking’

Parliamentary committee says government has provided no evidence claims bill will deter small boat crossings

The Independent UK

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US citizen detained in Russia on drug trafficking charges

The US citizen is charged with large-scale illegal production, sale and trafficking of narcotic drugs

The Independent UK

UK ivory trade ban extended to five more species – here's why we think it will be ineffective

The loss of nature is one of the many environmental crises facing our planet. And a key challenge in addressing this is halting the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, which is often driven by demand for ivory.

The Conversation

US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the U.S. is investing more than $100 million in the Caribbean region to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haiti’s humanitarian crisis and support climate change initiatives

The Independent UK

Jailed Duterte critic denied bail again

MANILA: Jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima was denied bail Wednesday on the remaining drug trafficking charge filed against her during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte, her lawyer said.

Bangkok Post

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Chase leads to 5 arrests, 8m speed pills seized

Five alleged members of a major drug trafficking network have been arrested and 8 million methamphetamine pills worth about 50 million baht seized in Saraburi province.

Bangkok Post

OPINION - Andrew Tate is merely a preening 12-year-old’s vision of what a man is

Andrew Tate, small god to incels, was arrested for rape and human trafficking in Romania in December. He is now under house arrest pending the outcome of the investigation. He granted an interview to the BBC last week to defend himself against accusations that he spreads misery among young women…

Evening Standard

In mafia drug raids, 25 arrested in Italy, Belgium, Germany

Authorities have arrested 25 people in Italy, Belgium and Germany in pan-European raids linked to an alleged drug- trafficking ring run by the 'Ndrangheta mafia, Italian police said on Monday.

Reuters

Iraq and Syria discuss tackling cross-border drug trade

Iraq and Syria's foreign ministers discussed ways to help end drug trafficking across their joint border at a meeting in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

Reuters

Grandad's heroin-smuggling gang partied in Las Vegas while still claiming benefits

Stanley Feerick was jailed this week after his drug-trafficking gang visited Las Vegas, while claiming benefits and transporting drugs across the country

Daily Mirror

County lines drug gang jailed for trafficking missing children from London to Hull

Three men have been jailed for running a county lines drug network that involved the trafficking of two missing children between London and Hull.

Evening Standard

Lao woman arested for 'trafficking 14-year-old' in bar raid

A 35-year-old Lao woman was arrested and charged with allegedly luring a 14-year-old girl into the flesh trade during a raid on a karaoke bar in Muang district of Narathiwat province on Friday night.

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Daily Mirror

Chilling mystery as 27 kids vanish from city in two weeks leaving police baffled

Cleveland, Ohio area has seen an alarming increase in missing children, raising concerns of human trafficking and gang involvement, with limited awareness for law enforcement

Reuters

Asia synthetic drug trade expands, UN says

Trafficking of synthetic drugs in East and Southeast Asia is surging, with new smuggling routes for methamphetamine emerging and ketamine production expanding, the United Nations said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Spike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar

Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping up ketamine production as they seek to expand their business, the United Nations (UN) said Friday.

The Hindu

The big, booming business of child-bride trafficking in Gujarat

Child-bride trafficking in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district

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Reuters

Ex-JPMorgan executive wrote Epstein 'should not be a client' in 2011 email -deposition

A former JPMorgan Chase Co executive wrote in a 2011 email that the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should not be a client of the bank, according to a transcript of a deposition of Chief Executive Jamie Dimon seen by Reuters.

The Independent UK

Iowa judge orders continued probation for teen sex trafficking victim who killed her alleged abuser

A teenage sex trafficking victim who fatally stabbed the man she accused of abusing her was resentenced Wednesday to probation, telling an Iowa judge that she now has a support system to help keep her on track

The Independent UK

Catalogue of failings in Home Office’s ‘flawed’ asylum system revealed in UN report

UN Refugee Agency uncovers cases in which trafficking victims were missed and a child victim of sexual abuse was given no support

Reuters

Hungary frees 777 foreigners convicted of people smuggling -statement

Hungary has in recent weeks freed 777 foreigners, mostly Serbian, Ukrainian and Romanian nationals, convicted of human-trafficking, the directorate of prisons said on Wednesday in a reply to Reuters questions.

Reason

Senators Want To Declare Fentanyl a National Security Threat

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Dublin Live

Dublin Airport drug seizure worth €600k leads to man and woman charged with trafficking

Both are due to appear before the court on Wednesday morning charged in connection with the discovery

The New Daily

Italian police arrest 40 Ndrangheta mafia suspects over drug ring

Italian police have arrested 40 people in a crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drug trafficking.

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