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First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 3 reports

Campaign to stop ivory tusk smuggling launched

Dubai: An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is under way by the Dubai Police General Command, represented at the General Administration of Airport Security and in cooperation with th ... [Published UAE Interact - 25 mins ago]

Entities: Smuggling, Airport Security, Dubai Police

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 7 reports

Indian jailed for 3 years in US for trafficking

WASHINGTON: An Indian man has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment in the US on charges of trafficking immigrants from India into the country.Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar, 33 along with Brazilian national Fabiano Augusto Amorim, were sentenced ... [Published The Gulf Today - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Smuggling, India, Mythili Raman, Conspiracy

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 3 reports

Teaneck man arrested in connection with Pa. cocaine and heroin ring

TEANECK A 43-year-old township man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in a large Pennsylvania-based drug trafficking ring, . Eric Feliz, who also goes by "DJ Smokeout", "Smily" and "Eddie", was taken into custody after authorities in Berks County, ... [Published New Jersey Online - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), Cocaine, Contraband, Drug Trafficking, warrants

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 reports

British woman may face death in Indonesia for drugs (AFP)

JAKARTA (AFP) - A British woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the country from China, an official said on Saturday. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 18 2013]

Entities: Indonesia, Drugs, Crystal Methamphetamine

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports

$60m in smuggled goods seized

Customs officers have seized $60 million worth of unmanifested goods, including electronic products and endangered species specimens, smuggled aboard a river trade vessel.$ They stopped the Mainland vessel, heading for Humen, Guangdong, off Black Point ... [Published ISD.gov.hk - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Smuggling, Commodities, Polyethylene, Endangered Species, Marine Vessel

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports

Eight face charges in Killeen drug bust

Law enforcement arrested eight people they believe were involved in a cocaine ring that operated in Killeen.Federal, state and local law enforcement officers said the suspects ran a cocaine distribution operation since October.A grand jury indicted the ... [Published Killeen Daily Herald - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Conspiracy

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 5 reports

Lorry driver jailed for drugs smuggling

A lorry driver has been jailed for drugs smuggling in an international police operation led by the PSNI.Drugs worth an estimated £1million were discovered in a lorry in Greece. (© PSNI)Andrew Doherty (38) of Sycamore Avenue in Sion Mills was jailed for ... [Published UTV - May 17 2013]

Entities: Smuggling, Drugs, Northern Ireland, Cannabis, Seizures

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

Del. police arrest suspect in reputed smuggling

DOVER, Del. — A man arrested in Delaware as part of the takedown of an alleged East Coast cigarette smuggling ring that may have funneled money to terrorist groups is being held on $12.5 million cash bail.State police arrested Adel Abuzahrieh, 47, of ... [Published Rutland Herald - May 18 2013]

Entities: Smuggling, Police, Arrests

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

Customs team seizes $1bn smuggled goods

MANILA: Agents of the Bureau of Customs yesterday seized $1bn worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes and condiments during a raid on a warehouse in Tondo.In a press release, Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon said the seized items were believed ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 18 2013]

Entities: Smuggling, Commodities, Manila, Philippines

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

Smuggling bid foiled on R S Pura IB

RS Pura, May 17: Security personnel today claimed to have foiled a suspected smuggling attempt and seized four Pakistani SIM cards and two mobile phone sets along the International Border in the RS Pura sector of Jammu.Two to three smugglers tried to ... [Published Kashmir Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Narinder Singh, Subscriber Identity Module, R.S. Corp Ltd, Cellphone, Smuggling

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 11 reports

Papa John’s Deliveryman Ramon Rodriguez Busted For Selling Cocaine On The Job

Share this with a friendFollow us and never miss a story!Some people like cheesesticks with their pizza. Others favor buffalo wings. In Brooklyn, some pizza-lovers were getting something else on the side - cocaine.Police arrested Papa John’s deliveryman ... [Published Opposing Views - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cocaine, Mohammad Ali, Drugs, Insulator

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 9 reports

Cocaine found in cakes at Gatwick

Two people have been charged with drug trafficking offences after cocaine with a potential street value of £1m was found hidden inside cakes at Gatwick.A man, aged 29, from West Bromwich and a 22-year-old woman from Bilston, in the West Midlands, were ... [Published BBC - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cocaine, Forensic Analysis, Drug Trafficking

Quotes

...it means the drug can be snorted instead of injected, a fact Kasprzyk said eliminates the stigma associated with heroin for many first-time users. "Now you've got a lot of middle-income suburban kids who don't want to inject it and so they snort it" he said. With prescription opioids more prevalent and cheaper, and with stronger heroin on the streets, Kasprzak said a perfect storm was brewing for...

Down the rabbit hole [Published Tonawanda News - 1 hour ago]

...with Hannah Butler of Warren when she writes that instead of focusing on catching drug users, we should focus more on catching the drug dealers. ( "Cut off drugs at the source, the dealers, not the users" May 6.)

Cutting off drug dealers does more [Published Tribune Chronicle - 3 hours ago]

"It is not the greatest or the most comforting topic in the world, but it is a reality" said Watson

FDA inspections allow certain amount of filth in your food [Published News10Net - 4 hours ago]

More Content

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Amanda, Gina and Michelle: Fight human traffick... [Published Cleveland Live - 18 mins ago]
Campaign to stop ivory tusk smuggling launched [Published UAE Interact - 25 mins ago]
Down the rabbit hole [Published Tonawanda News - 1 hour ago]
Rutherford sheriff's drug fund spending raises ... [Published Tennessean - 1 hour ago]
2 men arrested with suspicious narcotics [Published Miadhu News - 1 hour ago]
Customs officers seize $699,000 in drugs [Published Yuma Sun - 2 hours ago]
Runners trek across Minn. to raise awareness fo... [Published St. Cloud Times - 2 hours ago]
Understanding heroin and its hold on [Published CBS News - 3 hours ago]
Pain pill shortage drives Fla. drug addicts to ... [Published Florida Today - 3 hours ago]
Dubai moves to stop ivory tusk smuggling [Published Business Standard India - 3 hours ago]
Dubai moves to stop ivory tusk smuggling [Published ProKerala.com - 3 hours ago]
Cutting off drug dealers does more [Published Tribune Chronicle - 3 hours ago]
Law agencies focus sharp eyes to spot human tra... [Published Gainesville Times - 4 hours ago]
FDA inspections allow certain amount of filth i... [Published News10Net - 4 hours ago]
Afghanistan’s minister accuses MPs of smuggling... [Published RAWA - 5 hours ago]
Man charged after drugs found in underwear [Published Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser - 5 hours ago]
Henrietta police reports: Man found with heroin... [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - 5 hours ago]
Teen charged with drug trafficking [Published Perth Now - 5 hours ago]
Customs agents' stir on, cargo piles up at city... [Published New Indian Express - 6 hours ago]
OAS: Consider decriminalising drug use [Published Barbados Advocate - 6 hours ago]
Ariz. deputies make more human smuggling arrests [Published KOLD-TV - 6 hours ago]
Minnesota ranks 4th in the U.S. for Human Traf... [Published Examiner.com - 7 hours ago]
Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial [Published The Gulf Today - 7 hours ago]
£1m cocaine found inside cakes at Gatwick [Published The Gulf Today - 8 hours ago]
Drugs, weapons and a stolen car [Published Saudi Gazette - 9 hours ago]
Arizona human smuggling bust nets 7 arrests [Published AZCentral.com - 10 hours ago]
MCSO: 7 apprehended during human smuggling inve... [Published AZ Family - 10 hours ago]
Somerville, Dorchester men arrested for possess... [Published Boston Globe - 10 hours ago]
Two arrested in Kavre with drugs [Published Himalayan Times - 11 hours ago]
Pharmaceutical industry poised to take off [Published New Age Bangladesh - 11 hours ago]

Blogs

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New report explores ‘nontraditional’ ways to fi... [Published Raw Story - 17 hours ago] A new report by the Organization of American… ...
Coming Together to Stop Slavery [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 17 2013] Today at the White House, we convened the 10th annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Secretary of State Kerry led the meeting, which was attended by Cabinet secretaries and representatives ...
U.S. pledges to stamp out ‘evil’ of human traff... [Published Raw Story - May 17 2013] Topics: human traffickingLike Raw Story on FacebookHundreds of people were arrested in the United States in 2012 as authorities crack down on “the evil” of human trafficking, US officials said Friday, warning modern-day slaves could be hidden in any ...
Papa John’s Delivery Guy In Trouble Because Coc... [Published The Consumerist - May 17 2013] ( Morton Fox ) Sometimes when you order a pizza there are add-ons and specials, like a large pizza with two toppings and a two-liter of Coca-Cola. But one delivery man was allegedly offering another add-on — coke and a pizza. And by coke, we mean ...
New York: 15 Muslims arrested for $55 million d... [Published Jihad Watch - May 17 2013] Cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health -- in a whole new way. "New York says breaks cigarette-smuggling ring linked to militants," by Mark Hosenball for Reuters , May 17 (thanks to Pamela Geller ): (Reuters) - Fifteen men of Palestinian origin ...

Audio/Video

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Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks at the Preside... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - May 17 2013]
VIDEO: Multi-million pound drug gang jailed [Published BBC News Video - UK - May 14 2013]
VIDEO: 'Heroin ruined 15 years of my life' [Published BBC News Video - Health - May 14 2013]
Mira Sorvino speaks out about human trafficking [Published Reuters Video: Entertainment - May 13 2013]
Human trafficking high in the US [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 13 2013]

Press Releases

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Migration and Human Trafficking Mural Unveiled ... [Published IOM Press Briefing Notes - May 14 2013]
Better results in prosecution of human traffick... [Published OSCE Press releases - May 13 2013]
License application for ragweed allergy immunot... [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - May 08 2013]
District Attorney Vance And Thomson Reuters Fou... [Published Financial Services - Apr 25 2013]
New radio soap opera depicts nightmare of human... [Published IOM Press Briefing Notes - Apr 19 2013]