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Drug dealer with 1.5m property empire convicted

Richard Baxter has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering, revealing ties to organized crime and a significant property empire.

Australian police seize country's largest-ever cocaine bust

Australia seized a record 2 tons of cocaine worth $500 million, leading to charges against 13 individuals, including a motorcycle gang vice president.

Drug dealer with 1.5m property empire convicted

Richard Baxter has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering, revealing ties to organized crime and a significant property empire.

Australian police seize country's largest-ever cocaine bust

Australia seized a record 2 tons of cocaine worth $500 million, leading to charges against 13 individuals, including a motorcycle gang vice president.
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#immigration-policy

Trump Declares, We Have to Go Back to 1798'

Trump plans to invoke a 1798 law to address criminal gangs and immigration for his 2024 campaign.

The elusive trail of Tren de Aragua sets off alarm bells in the United States

Tren de Aragua has become a focal point in U.S. political discourse on immigration amid exaggerated media narratives.

Trump Declares, We Have to Go Back to 1798'

Trump plans to invoke a 1798 law to address criminal gangs and immigration for his 2024 campaign.

The elusive trail of Tren de Aragua sets off alarm bells in the United States

Tren de Aragua has become a focal point in U.S. political discourse on immigration amid exaggerated media narratives.
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#border-security

Operation targeting people-smuggling gangs exploiting Irish border sees 14 arrests in Belfast

The operation aimed to combat criminal gangs exploiting vulnerable migrants, showing commitment to border security and safety.

Yvette Cooper to chair summit on tackling Channel smuggling gangs

The UK is intensifying efforts to combat criminal gangs smuggling people across the Channel, with a summit led by Yvette Cooper.

Operation targeting people-smuggling gangs exploiting Irish border sees 14 arrests in Belfast

The operation aimed to combat criminal gangs exploiting vulnerable migrants, showing commitment to border security and safety.

Yvette Cooper to chair summit on tackling Channel smuggling gangs

The UK is intensifying efforts to combat criminal gangs smuggling people across the Channel, with a summit led by Yvette Cooper.
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How should Europe deal with its migration crisis?

The escalating migrant crisis in the English Channel requires urgent cooperation between the UK and France to prevent further tragedies.

India's exam system is in chaos, with some families paying thousands to help their kids cheat

Criminal gangs are facilitating exam cheating in India, particularly within the NEET, amid widespread examination chaos.

Thieves try to steal almost half a tonne of olives as harvest begins in Spain

Police thwarted a large olive theft in southern Spain as the harvest season began, arresting suspects and returning stolen olives to their owner.
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Several police kidnapped in Ecuador after state of emergency declared

President Noboa declares a state of emergency after the disappearance of a powerful gang from prison.
Explosions and kidnappings have occurred in several cities in Ecuador following the declaration of the state of emergency.

Gardai believe they know identities of two men who took part in attack on Cork house that left girl (12) seriously injured

A 12-year-old girl was critically injured during a violent gang assault linked to a regional feud in north Cork.

A childhood amid bullets: Homicide rate of minors soars in Ecuador

At least two minors were killed every day in Ecuador in 2023, representing a 640% increase compared to 2019.
Children are falling victim to firearms and criminal gangs, with newborn babies and adolescents being the most targeted.

Several police kidnapped in Ecuador after state of emergency declared

President Noboa declares a state of emergency after the disappearance of a powerful gang from prison.
Explosions and kidnappings have occurred in several cities in Ecuador following the declaration of the state of emergency.

Gardai believe they know identities of two men who took part in attack on Cork house that left girl (12) seriously injured

A 12-year-old girl was critically injured during a violent gang assault linked to a regional feud in north Cork.

A childhood amid bullets: Homicide rate of minors soars in Ecuador

At least two minors were killed every day in Ecuador in 2023, representing a 640% increase compared to 2019.
Children are falling victim to firearms and criminal gangs, with newborn babies and adolescents being the most targeted.
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#nigeria

Dating app scams see 'significant surge' in Nigeria

Dating apps scams targeting LGBTQ+ individuals are increasing in Nigeria, instigated by criminal groups known as kito to exploit sexual identities for blackmail.

Nigeria: gunmen kidnap 15 children in dawn raid on school

Gunmen abducted 15 pupils from a school in Nigeria in a dawn raid.
Kidnappings at schools in Nigeria are being carried out by criminal gangs seeking ransom payments.

Dating app scams see 'significant surge' in Nigeria

Dating apps scams targeting LGBTQ+ individuals are increasing in Nigeria, instigated by criminal groups known as kito to exploit sexual identities for blackmail.

Nigeria: gunmen kidnap 15 children in dawn raid on school

Gunmen abducted 15 pupils from a school in Nigeria in a dawn raid.
Kidnappings at schools in Nigeria are being carried out by criminal gangs seeking ransom payments.
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Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France

Criminal smugglers use inland routes to avoid coast detection
Collaboration among EU countries to combat people-smuggling gangs

Rwanda plan puts modern slavery victims at further risk of exploitation - campaigners

Hostile immigration policies in the UK are putting asylum seekers at risk of exploitation by criminal gangs in the underground economy.
New data shows a spike in cases of modern slavery, with 591 cases recorded between January and March 2023, compared to 556 in the same period in 2022.

Wildlife smugglers 'freer to offend' after police cuts

Criminal gangs may find it easier to smuggle endangered species and illegal wildlife products into the UK due to cutbacks in the Metropolitan Police's wildlife crime unit.
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