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Grandmother accused of attempted cocaine trafficking misses court as lawyer cites dementia

Adelaide woman Eudoxia Pehlivanidis, who was arrested at the age of 82 in February and charged with attempted cocaine trafficking, could not attend court today because she has dementia, her lawyer said.

ABC News

Silom raid exposes Chinese woman's 'illegal' business dealings

A police raid on a building in downtown Bangkok has exposed a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship by marriage and a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.

Bangkok Post

Police bust major US-Canada firearms smuggling operation with 42 arrests

Canadian and U.S. authorities worked together in a year-long investigation into cross-border firearms trafficking that led to 42 arrests and the seizure of guns and illegal drugs, Toronto police said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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UN experts warn UK government over trafficking risk faced by asylum seeker children

Special rapporteurs express concern over fate of missing, unaccompanied children and breach of international law

The Guardian - UK

Silom raid exposes Chinese woman's 'illegal' business dealings

Bangkok Post

Judge dismisses drug charge against alleged cult leader

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge has dismissed a drug trafficking charge against an alleged cult leader accused of sexually assaulting and grooming Native American women and girls.

Tribune News Service

Mexican officials to hold talks in U.S. on fentanyl smuggling -president

(This story has been corrected to update the CDC data on fatalities to more than 70,000 in 2021 from all synthetic opioids, not more than100,000 in fiscal 2022 from fentanyl, in paragraph 4)

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Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case

Romanian prosecutors have carried out forensic searches of electronic devices in the case of Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who is under house arrest on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, his lawyer says

The Independent UK

Teen 'could be executed by firing squad' after being caught smuggling cocaine

Under Indonesia's tough anti-drug laws, she could face execution by firing squad or life imprisonment if she is convicted of trafficking.

Daily Record

Chasing Horse sex abuse charges upheld, drug crime dropped

A Nevada judge has tossed a drug trafficking charge against a “Dances With Wolves” actor but upheld the sweeping sexual abuse charges that Nathan Chasing Horse faces in state court

The Independent UK

First state law to criminalize abortion ‘trafficking’ may inspire others

Amid a flood of residents fleeing states that ban abortions to seek legal procedures or medication elsewhere, Idaho has become the first state to try to stem that exodus — at least for minors.

Tribune News Service

Jes Staley’s lawyers hit out at ‘slanderous’ attacks by JP Morgan

Allegations that ex-Barclays boss aided sex trafficking operations run by Jeffrey Epstein labelled ‘baseless but serious’

The Guardian - UK

‘Shackled Mother’s’ Husband Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

Dong Zhimin, who left his wife and mother of his eight children chained to a wall in rural China, was sentenced along with five others involved with human trafficking

Caixin Global

Idaho Takes Aim at Interstate Travel for Abortion. Health Care Providers Are Suing.

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Reuters

China says no illegal fentanyl trafficking between it and Mexico

(This April 6 story has been corrected to update the CDC data on fatalities to more than 70,000 in 2021 from all synthetic opioids, not more than 100,000 in fiscal 2022 from fentanyl, in paragraph 6)

The Independent UK

Idaho governor signs 'abortion trafficking' bill into law

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a bill into law that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent

Reuters

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

WEKU

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.

Glasgow Live

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.

The Guardian - AU

‘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

The Independent UK

Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica

Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year

Daily Record

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.

WEKU

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.

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