How Somali Fighters Created a Cross-border Maritime Smuggling Network 

Human Smugglers Now Exploiting Rideshares Near Texas Border

Human Smugglers Now Exploiting Rideshares Near Texas Border

Israel Police deploys first Bedouin undercover agent in major weapons, drug trafficking probe

The agent, codenamed Nomad, infiltrated criminal networks and gathered evidence against dozens of suspects.

Texas Stash House Case Shows Deadly Reality of Human Smuggling Operations

What investigators found inside a Texas stash house revealed the dangerous reality of human smuggling networks.

Makassar Customs foils 1kg meth smuggling attempt from Malaysia

The Makassar Customs Office and the South Sulawesi Regional Police have uncovered a methamphetamine smuggling operation ...

Illegal arms smuggling module busted in Amritsar; 4 arrested

Illegal arms smuggling module busted in Amritsar; 4 arrested

Border Agents Just Made a Massive Drug Bust in Texas

Border Agents Just Made a Massive Drug Bust in Texas

General : Smugglers Now Moving Migrants In Small Groups To Evade Detection

KOTA BHARU, June 28 (Bernama) -- A syndicate smuggling undocumented migrants has been found to have changed its modus operandi by bringing migrants into the country in small groups to evade detection, according to the General Operations Force (GOF).

North Korea vehicle smuggling stalls after fee hike

North Korea has restarted state-led smuggling along its border with China. But vehicle smugglers say a sudden fee hike has brought their business to a standstill. The trade permit fees jumped without warning, a source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK. “State smuggling opened in Hyesan city, but not a single vehicle has come in,” []

Gibraltar proposes tip-off hotline as solution to unexpected treaty problem – how to stop cross-border food deliveries

GIBRALTAR might just have to contend with a brand new form of smuggling once the frontier opens up – cross-border food deliveries. One of the more perplexing obstacles that treaty

Face it Australia – you’re the biggest coke-heads in the world

Huge amounts of narcotics are being shipped from South America to Australia, via the small Pacific island nations. That trade is leaving a trail of dirty money and social disaster in its wake

Watch: People smuggler tracked down and confronted by BBC

A convicted people smuggler is living in Leicestershire and seeking asylum while working illegally, the BBC can reveal.

Ships on Taiwan maritime blacklist also have North Korea smuggling ties

FT investigation indicates criminal or smuggling networks may be mobilised against the country, not just state agencies

First Bedouin undercover operative, 'Nomad,' proves instrumental in major crime bust

During his time undercover, the Nomad was party to dozens of arms deals and drug deals, purchasing four illegal M-16 rifles, dozens of handguns, and about 500 grams of cocaine.

Border Patrol warns of rideshare human smuggling risks in Texas city

U.S. Border Patrol in far west Texas is warning rideshare drivers about human smugglers using rideshare apps to organize illegal smuggling activity. In the U.S. Custom and Border Protection Sector of El Paso, which includes two west Texas counties and all of New Mexico, Border Patrol agents are warning rideshare drivers about the severe legal []...Click to read more

'Under attack by unknown assailants': British military reports fresh cargo ship attack off Yemen

Off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen, a cargo ship was attacked by unidentified armed forces, prompting an urgent investigation. This alarming event is set against a backdrop of heightened threats from Houthi rebels, who have been known to target commercial shipping. Concurrently, ground battles between government forces and Houthis have escalated, leading to numerous casualties, adding to the region's maritime security concerns, which also encompass ongoing piracy activities.

Trump’s Mind-Boggling Dealmaking with Erdoğan

Unlike the gangs allegedly behind the ships targeted in the Caribbean, groups backed by Turkey’s leader engage in what federal law defines as terrorist activity.

Turkey’s Deportation of Anti-War Russian Signals Growing Risks for Kremlin Critics Abroad

Rights lawyers warn that deportation is becoming an increasingly common tool of transnational repression against anti-war activists abroad.

Alleged people smuggler faces court

One man accused of people smuggling in Far North Queensland has had his matter heard in a Cairns Court.

Mullin: Trump’s Border Policies SO EFFECTIVE That the Canadian Border Is the One to Watch Now

In an exclusive interview, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that President Trump’s border policies are so effective that more cartel activity and malevolent border crossing attempts are now occurring from the northern border with Canada than the southern border with Mexico. #shorts

North Korean illicit coal exports rising due to lax sanctions monitoring: report

North Korea has ramped up illicit coal exports on the back of its ties with China and Russia, a new report found, with its military exploiting weakened sanctions oversight to profit from trade tied to forced labor, slavery and other human rights abuses. “Satellite imagery of Nampo port taken post the pandemic shows North Korean []

Western coastline becomes key corridor for illegal arms flow into India: Report

By Rajnish SinghNew Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): India's western coastline along Gujarat and Maharashtra has emerged as a growing concern for security agencies as a key maritime route for the smuggling of illegal arms from Pakistan into the country, an official assessment report submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) states.The report, collated based on inputs from security agencies, mentions tha

US targets Mexican cartel fuel smuggling

The US has moved to disrupt a cartel-linked fuel smuggling network using logistics companies, falsified customs documents and maritime transport to move illicit hydrocarbons between the US and Mexico. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced sanctions and a new alert targeting schemes linked to

India to host BRICS heads of anti-drug agencies meeting in Guwahati

The global drug trafficking landscape has evolved significantly, with the proliferation of synthetic drugs, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), darknet-enabled trafficking and cryptocurrency-based financial flows posing complex transnational challenges. At the same time, advances in interdiction technologies, data analytics, and financial intelligence present significant opportunities for enhanced international cooperation and coordinated enforcement action.

Airline crew recruited via social media by drug trafficking groups

BANGKOK, Thailand: Drug trafficking groups in Thailand are targeting certain travelers, including flight attendants, to help carry drugs to other countries. Police Major Suriya Singhakamol, Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), in Thailand, said these groups get drugs from nearby countries where they are produced in large amounts. They then mov

Russia's ex-Wagner fighters build drug empire in Central African Republic

Former members of the Wagner Group have established a lucrative drug trafficking network in the upper Ubangi River basin of the Central African Republic (CAR), according to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter, AzerNEWS reports.

Yemen’s Houthis kill 16 government troops and a cargo ship attacked in Red Sea

A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country. Also this weekend, Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 16 troops in an attack on government-aligned forces, in some of the most violent fighting seen between the sides in years. []

Kos: Two Turkish nationals arrested after a sailboat carrying 54 illegal immigrants ran aground

The two arrested individuals were identified as the smugglers of the remaining passengers, and a case file has been formed against them The post Kos: Two Turkish nationals arrested after a sailboat carrying 54 illegal immigrants ran aground appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Gang of people smugglers helped hundreds of illegal immigrants into Britain using stolen and forged passports in £2m criminal racket

Gang of people smugglers helped hundreds of illegal immigrants into Britain using stolen and forged passports in £2m criminal racket

Oman Customs Seizes 50 Narcotic-Infused Sheets Hidden in Postal Parcel From Europe

MUSCAT, Jun 25: Oman Customs authorities have intercepted an attempted drug smuggling operation after discovering 50 paper sheets containing narcotic substances concealed inside a...

Roadshow reinforces cooperation in combating human trafficking

Roadshow reinforces cooperation in combating human trafficking

British military says ship was hit by projectile on UN-approved route through the Strait of Hormuz

The British military says a cargo ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on a United Nations-approved route was hit by a projectile.

Digital surveillance tech facilitates ‘arbitrary’ border abuses

Outsourcing migration processes to third countries via the transfer of powerful digital surveillance technologies is entrenching an ‘arbitrary and deterrent’ approach to border management that is hard to scrutinise and ultimately undermines the human rights of migrants

News24 | New maritime task force puts Gulf of Guinea unity to the test

The Combined Maritime Task Force takes aim at piracy and other crimes affecting 26 diverse countries from Senegal to Angola, write Martin Ewi and Timothy Walker in ISS Today.

BERNARDO: Another cross-border illegal gun pipeline exposes Ottawa’s public safety misdirection

Another US-to-Canada firearms trafficking case shows where the real public safety threat lives: smugglers, straw purchasers, border pipelines, and organized crime.

Resumption of Maritime Trade Movement Between Iran, Qatar After Five-Month Suspension

Resumption of Maritime Trade Movement Between Iran, Qatar After Five-Month Suspension

JUST IN: Cargo ship hit by unidentified projectile off the coast of Oman.

JUST IN: Cargo ship hit by unidentified projectile off the coast of Oman.@BRICSNews

UKMTO: Armed boats approach ship south of Yemen’s Balhaf

SHABWA, July 01 (YPA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) revealed on Wednesday that it received a report of a vessel being approached by several small craft with the people on board carrying small weapons in waters south of Yemen’s Balhaf . “The Crew are mustered in the citadel and are reported as []

How conflict minerals fuel war in eastern DR Congo amid US sanctions

The move underscores growing scrutiny of the conflict mineral trade fuelling violence in eastern DR Congo.

Harmonizing USMCA: Enhancing customs to facilitate US-Mexico competitiveness

With the 2026 USMCA review underway, negotiating authorities should focus on strengthening the mechanisms that promote trade facilitation: customs. The post Harmonizing USMCA: Enhancing customs to facilitate US-Mexico competitiveness appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Customs officers in Texas find $72 million worth of methamphetamine in two vehicles

Federal customs officers at a border crossing in South Texas uncovered more than 72 million worth of methamphetamine that drivers attempted to smuggle into the United States from Mexico last weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced late Sunday that Operations of Field Operations officers assigned to bridges where cars and commercial trucks are inspected []

‘Terribly Corrupt’: Coalition of Anti-Trump Prosecutors—Bankrolled By Secret Donors—Raises ‘Stunning’ Constitutional Concerns, Legal Experts Say

A coalition of progressive prosecutors promising to target federal immigration agents has amassed a war chest funded by secret donors with the help of left-wing networks. Legal experts said the arrangement is terribly corrupt and blurs the lines between legitimate law enforcement and politically motivated prosecutions.The post ‘Terribly Corrupt’: Coalition of Anti-Trump Prosecutors—Bankrolled By Secret Donors—Raises ‘Stunning’ Constitutional Concerns, Legal Experts Say appeared first on .

Caribbean Cargo & Illegal Meds (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler

In this episode of To Catch a Smuggler, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) pursues multiple cases of cocaine smuggled from the Caribbean via maritime vessels. Meanwhile, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercept and execute large-scale seizures of medications without a prescription. To Catch a Smuggler | S3 E12 #ToCatchASmuggler #FullEpisode #Airport Drug Boat Bust (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler https://youtu.be/RpLov3Jo6Ds

Extortion, drugs, assassination and transnational Indian crime syndicates: 'Operation Hard Ball' explained

Extortion, drugs, assassination and transnational Indian crime syndicates: 'Operation Hard Ball' explained