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2 days, 19 hours ago

To ‘understand the human condition,’ this anthropologist embedded with migrant smugglers

LA Times

Jason De León, author of “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. This week we speak with lifelong Angeleno Jason De Leon, whose book “Soldiers and Kings,” a harrowing and deeply empathetic study of smugglers guiding migrants across Mexico, recently won the National Book Award for nonfiction. …

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3 days ago

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

Associated Press

ROME — A court in Sicily Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. The court in the city of Palermo dropped all the charges against Salvini in relation an incident in 2019, when he refused to allow the migrants to leave …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship

LA Times

A court in Sicily on Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. The court in the city of Palermo dropped all the charges against Salvini in relation to an incident in 2019, when he refused to allow the migrants to leave …

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Who are Australia’s 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers freed from Indonesian prisons?

Firstpost

Five members of the ‘Bali Nine’ drug gang were released from Indonesian jails and returned home to Australia on Sunday. Eight men and a woman were arrested in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 8 kg of heroin out of Bali In this photo released by the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Indonesian …

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1 week, 3 days ago

EU nations agree a crackdown on migrant smugglers. Some fear it may target people trying to help

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union countries agreed on Friday a draft law aimed at preventing and countering migrant smuggling, which critics say could be used to target people or charity groups that try to help migrants in trouble. The draft contains a “humanitarian clause” which would “specify that certain assistance to irregular migrants, notably assistance to close family members or support …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Smugglers exchange gold paste over 15 feet high glass wall in Chennai airport, nabbed by DRI

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday busted an outrageous mode of gold smuggling exploiting an apparent loophole at the Chennai International Airport by two passengers and an airport ground handling staff. According to sources, the first passenger arrived at Chennai from Dubai via Colombo at around 9:30 am in the arrival area which is at the same level …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Punjab: Assets of ‘smugglers’ worth ₹91 lakh frozen, say Faridkot police

Hindustan Times

Assets worth ₹91.67 lakh of nine drug convicts have been frozen in association with revenue officials, the Faridkot police said on Thursday. The Faridkot SSP has appealed to people to share information related to drug trafficking by dialing the drug helpline — 75270-29029. She appealed to the public to share information related to drug trafficking by dialing the drug helpline …

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1 week, 6 days ago

UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings

Associated Press

LONDON — The U.K. and Germany pledged Tuesday to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send migrants across the English Channel in small boats, the latest effort by European countries to stop the dangerous journeys. “The criminal gangs who organize dangerous small boats across the channel that undermine our border security, that put lives at risk, are …

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1 week, 6 days ago

6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

NPR

6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash toggle caption STR/AP AUSTIN, Texas — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. According to an indictment unsealed Monday in Laredo, Texas, Guatemalan authorities arrested …

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1 week, 6 days ago

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. According to an indictment unsealed Monday in Laredo, Texas, Guatemalan authorities arrested Tomas Quino Canil, 36; Alberto Marcario Chitic, 31; Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, 24; and …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Anti-drug agencies struggle to detect ‘black cocaine’, smugglers use air route to push substance into India

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The air route has become a dominant way of smuggling drugs, as the most expensive drug black cocaine is brought to the country through international passenger and cargo flights, officials said on Sunday. The officials said that a report prepared by the Department of Revenue Intelligence revealed that the recent seizures indicated an increasing trend of cocaine smuggling …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Women Smugglers From Bihar Arrested At Lucknow Railway Station With Charas Worth Rs 5.5 Crore

ABP News

Two women were arrested at a Lucknow railway station on Friday night for allegedly trying to smuggle charas worth Rs 5 crore. The smugglers, carrying 11 kg of charas with them, were arrested at the Gomti Nagar Railway Station. How The Smugglers Were Caught The NCB received information that two women smugglers were aboard Avadh Express. They were later placed …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Gold Smugglers Caught On Flight After Shifty Behaviour Gives Away Their Plan

ABP News

Three individuals were caught smuggling gold after they raised suspicion among the air staff after they refused three meal services. While travelling on Indigo Airlines flight 6E-1802 from Uzbekistan’s Almaty to Delhi the air staff noticed that the individuals refused all three of their meal services, and sat completely still throughout the three-and-a-half-hour flight. Meanwhile, a passenger travelling domestically from …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

2 held with 511gm heroin, pistol in Jalalabad

Hindustan Times

Fazilka police on Friday arrested two drug smugglers with 511 gm heroin, a 30-bore China-made pistol, and a live cartridge from a checkpoint in Jalalabad on Friday. 4 held with poppy husk In a separate operation, the counter intelligence wing of Ferozepur nabbed four drug smugglers with 425 kg of poppy husk in Jalalabad on Friday. Lakhbir Singh, assistant inspector …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Unused biometric system at Chennai airport helps smugglers ‘strike’ gold

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Gold smuggling cartels operating in collusion with the staff at Chennai international airport can largely be curbed if a biometric chip enabled access system, already installed five years ago, is put into use, say officials from multiple agencies. In December 2019, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the biometric-enabled Centralised Access Control System at 48 airports in the …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk's Starlink Is In Trouble With Indian Authorities Before It Could Launch? Here's What We Know

ABP News

Elon Musk might be in trouble with the Indian authorities. Indian authorities will soon seek information from Elon Musk's Starlink as part of their investigation into drug smugglers who allegedly used its satellite internet service to navigate the high seas and smuggle $4.25 billion worth of methamphetamine into Indian waters. This event has sparked concerns, as it represents the first …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Andaman drug haul: Police to question Musk’s Starlink in meth smuggling case

Firstpost

Andaman police on Tuesday said they will seek details from Elon Musk’s Starlink in a bid to hunt down drug smugglers who used its satellite internet device to navigate deep seas and bring meth worth $4.25 billion into Indian waters for the first time Andaman police on Tuesday said they will seek details from Elon Musk’s Starlink in a bid …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cabinet panel calls for stern action against PDS rice smugglers

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada:A three-member cabinet sub-committee on PDS smuggling has called for stern action against those involved in illegal transportation of rice meant for the state’s ration system. The sub committee comprising ministers of civil supplies, agriculture and health Nadendla Manohar, K Atchannaidu and Satyakumar Yadav held a meeting on illegal transport of PDS rice and other activities linked to the Kakinada …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

10-year-old abandoned by smugglers at US border on Thanksgiving, found sobbing and searching for parents

Hindustan Times

A 10-year-old migrant from El Salvador was found abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico border on Thanksgiving Day, after crossing into Maverick County, Texas, NY Post reports. 10-year-old abandoned by smugglers at US border on Thanksgiving 10-year-old boy abandoned by smugglers at US border The child crossed into Maverick County, Texas, after being abandoned by those who had smuggled him into the …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Elon Musk's Starlink helped smugglers in Andaman's massive drug haul: All about it

India Today

An investigation into the largest drug haul of 6,000 kg of methamphetamine in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has revealed that Myanmarese smugglers were using Starlink satellite internet service to navigate through the sea. Starlink aims to provide high-speed internet services globally using a constellation of satellites. Unlike traditional internet providers that rely on physical infrastructure, such as fiber optic …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Officials, politicians facilitate sand smuggling in Bhadrachalam: Locals

New Indian Express

KHAMMAM: With sand smuggling allowed to grow unchecked across Bhadrachalam, residents are accusing officials and political leaders, from the ruling and opposition parties, of allowing the illegal operation to flourish in the temple town. Smugglers, reportedly operating with the support of ruling party leaders, illegally transport sand using tractors at night, the locals explained. N Krishna, a resident of Burgampad, …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya’s effort to contain sea crossings

Associated Press

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan military officials said Monday they apprehended hundreds of migrants traversing the country’s vast desert hoping to ultimately cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of a better life in Europe. The 444 Brigade, a powerful militia group that operates under the auspices of the Libyan army, said in a statement that its patrolling commanders detained more than …

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1 month ago

UT excise dept tightens grip on inter-state liquor smugglers

Hindustan Times

Concerned over the recent surge in inter-state liquor smuggling cases, the UT excise and taxation department has stepped up enforcement efforts. On Wednesday, excise and taxation secretary Ajay Chagti chaired a meeting with officers concerned and directed vend owners to maintain a liquor stock and conduct sale strictly as per the “track and trace” system. Earlier, on October 27, the …

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1 month ago

Bike of youth held on drug trafficking charge forfeited in Kozhikode

The Hindu

The police have forfeited the motorcycle of a 28-year-old man allegedly involved in a major synthetic drug smuggling case in Kozhikode city. Police sources said the youth had purchased the motorcycle using the money he had mobilised through the synthetic drug trade. Details related to the case had already been submitted to the Chennai-based Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and …

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To ‘understand the human condition,’ this anthropologist embedded with migrant smugglers

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship

Who are Australia’s 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers freed from Indonesian prisons?

EU nations agree a crackdown on migrant smugglers. Some fear it may target people trying to help

Smugglers exchange gold paste over 15 feet high glass wall in Chennai airport, nabbed by DRI

Punjab: Assets of ‘smugglers’ worth ₹91 lakh frozen, say Faridkot police

UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings

6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

Anti-drug agencies struggle to detect ‘black cocaine’, smugglers use air route to push substance into India

Women Smugglers From Bihar Arrested At Lucknow Railway Station With Charas Worth Rs 5.5 Crore

Gold Smugglers Caught On Flight After Shifty Behaviour Gives Away Their Plan

2 held with 511gm heroin, pistol in Jalalabad

Unused biometric system at Chennai airport helps smugglers ‘strike’ gold

Elon Musk's Starlink Is In Trouble With Indian Authorities Before It Could Launch? Here's What We Know

Andaman drug haul: Police to question Musk’s Starlink in meth smuggling case

Cabinet panel calls for stern action against PDS rice smugglers

10-year-old abandoned by smugglers at US border on Thanksgiving, found sobbing and searching for parents

Elon Musk's Starlink helped smugglers in Andaman's massive drug haul: All about it

Officials, politicians facilitate sand smuggling in Bhadrachalam: Locals

Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya’s effort to contain sea crossings

UT excise dept tightens grip on inter-state liquor smugglers

Bike of youth held on drug trafficking charge forfeited in Kozhikode