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UK government ‘did not assess’ if Shamima Begum was trafficked before exiling her, court hears

Lawyers representing the 23-year-old argue she was ‘groomed’ as a 15-year-old

The Independent UK

Gardai arrest man and woman after uncovering heroin, cocaine and cannabis worth €1million

The man, aged in his 20s, and the woman, aged in her 30s, are currently detained at Tallaght Garda Station in Dublin

Irish Mirror

Shamima Begum may have been a victim of child trafficking, court told

Lawyers for 23-year-old who left UK to join Islamic State in 2015 challenge ‘hasty’ decision to revoke citizenship

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Shamima Begum was 'human trafficking victim', court told in citizenship hearing

SHAMIMA Begum was influenced by a “determined and effective Isis propaganda machine” and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim,…

The National (Scotland)

Shamima Begum should have been treated as child trafficking victim, court told

Ms Begum, who travelled to Syria aged 15, is challenging the Home Office’s decision to remove her British citizenship,

The Independent UK

British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim, court told

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government's decision to take away her citizenship, with her lawyers telling a London court that she was likely "a child victim of trafficking".

Reuters

DeSantis goes easy on sex trafficking

Zero fines were given for 14,000 violations of a sex trafficking law by Florida hotels and lodging establishments

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Delta flight attendant arrested in Miami alongside boyfriend as he faces federal drug trafficking charges

Marcelo Chaves was found carrying Ketamine, Methamphetamine and GBL, a GHB substitute, inside his luggage

The Independent UK

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2023: What is the annual UN event?

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed annually on December 2

Evening Standard

Marjorie Taylor Greene dodges question about most fentanyl being smuggled by US citizens – not migrants

‘I’m sorry, is the CATO down there securing our border and stopping illegal aliens and human trafficking and drug trafficking’

The Independent UK

Man accused of vicious sex trafficking pleads not guilty

A defendant accused of vicious sex-trafficking in Seattle pleaded not guilty Thursday in a case that came to light after prosecutors say a 20-year-old woman was rescued by a ride-share driver who engaged in a gunfight with the man

The Independent UK

Italy cracks down on high-speed migrant traffickers

Italian police have issued 18 arrest warrants for Italians and Tunisians accused of operating a migrant-trafficking route on high-speed boats between Tunisia’s coast and Sicilian ports

The Independent UK

To Fight Human Trafficking, Police in Texas Town Endorse Zoning Restrictions on Massage Parlors

City officials in Nederland, Texas, are kicking around the idea of limiting new massage parlors to industrial areas of town.

Reason

Former Kansas detective, 3 others accused of sex trafficking

A former Kansas police detective and three other men have been charged in a federal indictment with operating a sex trafficking operation involving teenage girls in the 1990s

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Barrow-in-Furness man weeps during trial of woman who made rape and trafficking claims

Eleanor Williams is accused of perverting the course of justice after allegations that include being sold in an Amsterdam brothel for €25,000

360info

Gloves off in Malaysia’s modern slavery struggle

Malaysia has touted its employment law reform as a crackdown on modern slavery, but it could all unravel without a few fixes.

360info

Police can’t end human trafficking alone but this might

To end modern slavery will mean more than relying on police and the courts. Early intervention could be the solution.

Daily Record

Cannabis pair cleared after claiming they were 'human trafficking' victims

Cops seized 748 plants from a former bank building in Bellshill.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro: ‘The war on drugs was a failure’

The war against drugs has killed more than a million people in Latin America without denting the power of drug trafficking mafias, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro tells FRANCE 24 and RFI in a wide-ranging interview that also touches on the war in Ukraine, the climate emergency and the tentative peace…

Daily Record

Human trafficking gang behind Scots prostitution racket jailed for 31 years

The gang of four lured victims from China and Thailand – then seized their passports and forced them to work in brothels.

Glasgow Live

Sex trafficking gang who forced women to work in Glasgow brothels jailed for 31 years

Four people involved in trafficking vulnerable women into Scotland and forcing them to work in brothels across Glasgow have been jailed for 31 years at the High Court.

Manchester Evening News

Two charged after investigation into alleged human trafficking for sex industry

Suspects due to appear in court today

Reuters

Mexico's 'out of control' illegal trafficking threatens wildlife, report says

A U.S. environmental group said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint to Mexican state prosecutors, arguing that toothless regulation was allowing illegal wildlife trafficking to threaten species in one of the world's most biodiverse countries.

The Independent UK

Iowa teen who killed rapist being held in jail after escape

An 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who killed her rapist was being held in an Iowa jail and could face a prison term after she walked away from a Des Moines women’s shelter where she was serving probation for a manslaughter conviction

Manchester Evening News

Two arrested on suspicion of trafficking women into UK for sex work following police raid in Bolton

Police say the pair are suspected of advertising the women online where they are 'groomed into adult sex work'

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