Phony news crew smuggles $9.2 mn into Nicaragua
August 28th, 2012 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Managua, Aug 28 (IANS/EFE) Eighteen people arrested last week while trying to enter Nicaragua disguised as a news crew from Mexico's Televisa television were carrying $9.2 million in cash, police ... Read more...
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2,000 squatters in Lima evicted by 1,500 cops
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Lima, July 23 (IANS/EFE) A force of 1,500 police personnel with officers mounted on horseback and anti-riot trucks evicted 2,000 people who had occupied idle land here.The occupiers took over ... Read more...
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Foreigners in Goa under ‘unobtrusive surveillance’
July 20th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 20 (IANS) The Goa government has put foreigners under "unobtrusive surveillance" along with other suspected drug peddlers to stop proliferation of drugs in the state, Chief Minister Manohar ... Read more...
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Chandigarh police seize psychotropic drugs
June 20th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Police in Chandigarh arrested two people Wednesday evening and recovered a huge quantity of psychotropic drugs, a police officer said.The accused were arrested at a check-post ... Read more...
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NCB to open Chhattisgarh office
June 18th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 18 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is set to open an office in Chhattisgarh."Seeing the gravity of drug trafficking in Chhattisgarh, the government had sent a proposal ... Read more...
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Chinese woman gets death for infant trafficking
June 17th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 17 (IANS) A Chinese woman, who headed a group which trafficked 223 infants, has been awarded the death sentence.Jiang Kaizhi, the prime culprit of the infant trafficking ring, ... Read more...
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Fourteen dismembered bodies found in truck in Mexico
June 8th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ciudad Mante, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fourteen dismembered human bodies have been discovered in a truck in the centre of a Northern Mexican town on Thursday.
Local media believe that the ... Read more...
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US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The US has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim Tiger Memon, two top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the alleged mastermind of ... Read more...
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US sanctions Dawood aides Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon
May 16th, 2012 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 16 (IANS) The United States has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim Tiger Memon, two top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the alleged mastermind of ... Read more...
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Indian held in South Africa for human trafficking
May 7th, 2012 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, May 7 (IANS) Six people including an Indian have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of at least 47 victims in South Africa, a media ... Read more...
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Tripura police nab dog traffickers
April 6th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 6 (IANS) Tripura Police have arrested three people, including a woman, for trafficking dogs to other northeastern states, police said here Friday."Police arrested the three people with six ... Read more...
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Gun smuggling in China via express delivery, internet
April 5th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) Authorities in China say arms traffickers are opting for internet and express delivery networks to smuggle contraband into the country following stricter police vigilance at border ... Read more...
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Bangladesh approves anti-human trafficking law
December 12th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 12 (IANS) The Bangladeshi cabinet Monday approved a new anti-human trafficking law which includes a provision for death penalty for traffickers.The approval came at the regular cabinet ... Read more...
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More foreign women being trafficked to China
December 5th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) An increasing number of foreign women, mostly from China's bordering countries of Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, are being trafficked into the country on false promises of ... Read more...
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Human trafficker held in Chhattisgarh
November 11th, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 11 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh man, alleged to be involved in human trafficking, has been arrested with 14 tribal girls and six others from the state's poverty hit Jashpur ... Read more...
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10,000 held at British borders in six years
October 31st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Over 10,000 criminals, including rapists and murderers, have been arrested at Britain's border points since 2005, according to a government report.Immigration Minister Damien Green said an ... Read more...
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China busts gun trafficking ring
October 20th, 2011 - 4:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) Chinese police have busted a gun trafficking ring after 17 members of the gang were arrested. It used to smuggle arms from northern Myanmar.They used to ... Read more...
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2.3 tonnes of marijuana seized in Mexico
October 9th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 9 (IANS/EFE) Mexican soldiers confiscated 2.3 tonnes of marijuana and arrested nine people in separate drug busts in northwestern Mexico, authorities said Saturday.The first action led to ... Read more...
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A social activist’s struggle to save women
September 21st, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) She may not be able to bring back 12 women from the clutches of traffickers operating in Gulf countries but her fight against bonded labour and ... Read more...
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Mummy found abandoned in Peru’s capital
September 21st, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Sep 21 (IANS/EFE) A mummy, apparently of a young woman, was abandoned on a Lima street along with ancient ceramic artifacts, a forensic expert told Peruvian media.The mummified remains ... Read more...
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Delhi girl rescued, traffickers arrested
September 21st, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Three people, including two women, were arrested for human trafficking and a girl from Delhi abducted by the gang and sold in Haryana was rescued, ... Read more...
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Three Mexicans jailed for human trafficking
September 4th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 4 (IANS/EFE) Three Mexican nationals, including a woman, have been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for forcing a group of young women to work ... Read more...
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170 canaries seized from bus in Colombia
August 30th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) Colombian police have seized 170 canaries which are highly prized for their singing. The birds were being transported in boxes in a bus traveling along a ... Read more...
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Doctor selling Vietnam kids to Chinese families
August 1st, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) A Chinese doctor has been found guilty of helping sell Vietnamese children to buyers in China. Two children, less than a week old, were found to ... Read more...
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Drugs worth Rs.93 lakh seized, four heldin Delhi
July 30th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Four people accused of drug trafficking were arrested and drugs worth Rs.93 lakh were recovered in three separate incidents, police said Saturday.Haider, 30, was arrested ... Read more...
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10 kids rescued from Haitian human smuggler
July 28th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, July 28 (IANS)At least 10 children, who were smuggled from Haiti, have been rescued by authorities in the Dominican Republic, a terrestrial border security unit said.According to the ... Read more...
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UN backs Iran’s counter-narcotics battle
July 19th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) senior official on Monday began a three-day visit to support Iran's fight against illegal drugs and promote HIV prevention measures.Chief of UN Office on ... Read more...
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‘Public movement needed against women’s trafficking’
July 17th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) An inefficient legal system and a patriarchal society are responsible for thetrafficking of women, and the scourge cannot be prevented unless there is a "massive public ... Read more...
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Child labourers seek answers
June 11th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old Ravi asked why policemen beat him up, doesn't he have a right to live with dignity? Like Ravi, there were many street children and ... Read more...
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India ratifies UN Convention against Organised Crime
May 13th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has ratified the United Nations Convention against Organised Crime, and its three protocols, which aims at combating trafficking, migrant smuggling and illicit trafficking in ... Read more...
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‘Sophisticated’ tunnel found under US-Mexico border
May 11th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tucson (US), May 11 (IANS/EFE) A "sophisticated" tunnel dug out of solid rock and equipped with electricity and ventilation systems has been found under the border between US' Arizona state ... Read more...
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Surprise strike paralyses Nepal
April 27th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 27 (IANS) With only 30 days left for the framing of the country's new constitution, nine ethnic and indigenous groups Wednesday enforced a surprise strike in Nepal, paralysing ... Read more...
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Girl forced into begging rescued in China
April 25th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 25 (IANS) A nine-year-old girl, who was abducted in China and then forced to beg, was reunited after 35 days with her parents who said "she was so ... Read more...
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BSF organises health camp to improve civil-military relations in Tripura
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala (Tripura), Apr 3 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) recently organized a health camp under its civic action program in Tripura to improve civil-military relations.Hundreds of people of ... Read more...
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Dhaka daily lauds India for non-lethal weapons at border
March 14th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 14 (IANS) A leading Bangladesh daily newspaper Monday welcomed an assurance by India's Border Security Force (BSF) that its personnel would use non-lethal weapons in tackling illegal ... Read more...
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