Notorious human traffickers have turned to yachts to transport migrants across the English Channel to Britain. British Border Force intercepted hundreds of migrants last week, with a large group found on a suspected stolen yacht. The single-masted vessel was secured alongside the Border Force catamaran, Hurricane, while three other migrant groups reached the Port of … Read more
When award-winning Nashville musician Jelly Roll makes his Canadian debut at a St. Catharines, Ont., concert Monday night, he’ll do so while supporting programming for local Indigenous youth. The 7 p.m. show at the city’s Meridian Centre is raising money for the Heather Winterstein Foundation. The foundation was set up after Winterstein’s death in late 2021. The 24-year-old died less than … Read more
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted multi-state raids and arrested five persons allegedly involved in international human trafficking and cyber fraud syndicate. The accused were luring Indian youths to foreign countries on false promises of employment, an official statement said. The youths were being forced to work in fake call centres … Read more
The perpetrators tried to “disperse” up to a hundred illegal migrants in various European countries, who were divided into separate groups, according to the SBU statement. The SBU and Polish partners last year detained several members of the human-trafficking operation on EU territory, the SBU said without specifying where. The organizer of the illegal migration … Read more
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Visakhapatnam police claimed to have busted a cybercrime racket and arrested three consultancy agents for allegedly luring unemployed youths and sending them to Chinese-operated cybercrime rings in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand, officials said on Saturday. Despite growing awareness of cybercrime, incidents continue to rise, with many still falling prey to … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to effectively address the challenges confronting the region. Speaking during a meeting with the Senegalese President at the State House, President Tinubu said West Africa must work together to defeat the … Read more
The new cyber scam centres, often staffed by unwilling staff trafficked with the promise of legitimate jobs, had helped organised crime groups diversify their revenue from drug trafficking, Stock said. Drug trafficking businesses still contributed 40 per cent to 70 per cent of criminal groups’ income, he said. “But we see groups clearly diversifying their … Read more
Canada’s financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds. In a newly published bulletin, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada highlights the criminal exploitation of legitimate and unlicensed digital wagering operations. The centre, known as Fintrac, … Read more
PARIS: A plane carrying 276 Indian passengers took off on Monday (Dec 25) for Mumbai, the French interior ministry’s local office said, after it was grounded for four days pending investigation into possible human trafficking. The flight, carried out by Romanian charter company Legend Airlines, had departed from Dubai and landed at the small Vatry … Read more
A civil protection vehicle parked outside the airport where the plane is parked AFP Thirteen unaccompanied minors are among the more than 300 Indian passengers of a Nicaragua-bound plane held in France over suspected human trafficking, authorities told AFP on Saturday. The Airbus A340 has been held at Vatry airport, 150 kilometres (95 miles) east … Read more
