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The Foreign Office is set to impose the first wave of sanctions on people trafficking gangs and their enablers, such as financiers, fake passport suppliers and corrupt police officers

A 22-year-old man now faces kidnapping and assault charges in Harris County, Texas

House and Senate spending bills ignore Trump proposal to fold the work of the ATF into the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Epstein’s arrest and death became a central focus for QAnon followers, who saw this as alleged proof of a hidden global elite engaged in child trafficking

The Justice Department asked a federal court on July 18, 2025, to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case. The direction from President Donald Trump came after weeks of frustration among some far-right groups over his administration’s refusal to release the complete and unredacted “Epstein files.”

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French customs agents have seized alligator skins, exotic bird feathers and marine animal skulls in three separate cases in recent months, highlighting what they say is a growing issue of protected species trafficking.

Trump has been under scrutiny from his base over failure to release further Epstein documents

Two 15-year-old boys have been rescued in a police sting operation in Bangkok, where a 27-year-old man was arrested for trafficking minors for sex.

Following Trump's announcement on social media, US Attorney General Pam Bondi responded saying, "We are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts."

"I don't think human trafficking of young teenage girls being exploited by billionaires on a private island is boring," North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday.