US arrests Guatemalan accused of leading human smuggling ring
The smuggling ring brought around 20,000 people into the US. (EPA Images pic)
WASHINGTON: A Guatemalan man suspected of running a…
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Appellant acquitted of drug trafficking, freed from correctional centre
The Court of Appeal today set aside a teenager’s conviction on a drug trafficking charge, holding that he had successfully raised…
Law enforcement mixing up human trafficking, migrant smuggling, says expert
Former Dutch national rapporteur on human trafficking and sexual violence against children Corinne Dettmeijer said law enforcement…
Construction worker changes plea to ‘not guilty’ in human trafficking case
Teacher Hasfyanizam Mansor (second from left) and construction worker Fazley Jaafar face a prison sentence of up to 20 years and…
3 friends charged with trafficking in over 100kg of ganja
No pleas were recorded from A Nadarajan and R Thasvindran after the charges were read in the magistrates’ court.
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Singapore jails S. African man for smuggling rhino horns
Home to nearly 80% of the world’s rhinoceroses, South Africa is a poaching hotspot, driven by demand from Asia. (AP pic)…