Articles tagged with
Human Trafficking

Human trafficking into China rising

by UPI

Smuggling of women and children from neighboring nations into China is increasing despite efforts to fight human trafficking, a senior police official said

China cracks down on child kidnappings

by Financial Times

Chinese police say they have rescued 89 abducted children and arrested 369 people involved in human trafficking, in an apparent effort to calm public displeasure at the failure of government to stem a rising tide of child kidnappings

Indonesian fishermen turn to people smuggling

by ABC News

Indonesian fishermen have switched trades and become people smugglers, the federal Member for the seat of Solomon in Darwin says

The secret world of Melbourne's sex trade

by The Age

Chinese organised crime syndicates are running multimillion-dollar prostitution rackets across Melbourne by bribing officials and exploiting abysmal regulation.

Hong Kong police arrest triad leaders

by Associated Press

Hong Kong police say they have dealt a major blow to a notorious triad group, after a territory-wide series of raids rounded up dozens of people including a suspected gang leader and core members

Asia's largest human trafficking ring smashed

by Focus Taiwan

The National Immigration Agency (NIA) announced Tuesday that it has smashed a cross-border human trafficking ring, the largest in Asia, after over a year of cooperation with their counterparts in Hong Kong, Thailand, Britain and the United States.

More than 1,200 human trafficking victims found in Vietnam

by Earth Times

Vietnamese authorities have discovered more than 1,200 victims of human traffickers during a two-month crackdown, police said Wednesday

Massive anti-crime operation in Hong Kong

by The Standard

More than 1,000 people were arrested and assets in excess of HK$33 million seized in Hong Kong as part of a massive anti-crime operation held with police in Guangdong and Macau.

India: human being illegally pushed into US through Guatemala

by The Economic Times

With the arrest of a computer graduate, Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have unearthed a "new route" of human trafficking whereby people were sent illegally to Mexico, Canada and the US through Guatemala.

Hong Kong: dozens held after cops bust triad dirty money ruse

by The Standard

Dozens of suspected gang members have been arrested after police smashed a money laundering syndicate and confiscated HK$350,000 in cash and froze triad-related income amounting to HK$10 million.