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INTERPOL is the International Criminal Police Organization, an intergovernmental organization that facilitates international police cooperation. It was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Lyon, France. INTERPOL has 190 member countries, and provides a range of services and resources to support international law enforcement efforts. These include databases of criminal records and other information, training and capacity-building programs, and support for international police operations. INTERPOL also issues international arrest warrants and assists in the extradition of criminals between member countries. Its work is focused on preventing and combating transnational crimes, such as terrorism, cybercrime, and human trafficking.
Vietnamese human trafficking syndicates have been targeted this year by pan-European police busts. However, the root causes of illegal immigration remain.Human trafficking from Vietnam to Europe has emerged as a big problem in recent years. The EU’s law enforcement agency, Interpol, is cracking down on smuggling rings, and has seen some success. In June, raids…
Zimbabwean multimillionaire Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has reportedly been attacked in prison. Frank Buyanga who was arrested earlier this month in South Africa was reportedly attacked in a Johannesburg remand prison by other inmates. The Herald reports that following his attack, he is now currently seeking to be transferred to another prison as he awaits his bail…
Crime Reporter POLICE have intensified investigations into circumstances surrounding the death of four foreigners whose bodies were found near Suswe Pass in Mudzi on Tuesday. The four, whose identities are unknown, are believed to have suffocated in a container used by human traffickers before their bodies were dumped at the side of the Harare-Nyamapanda Road….
A teenager left permanently disabled after surviving an attack by human traffickers now lives at the Montgomery County Stillwater Center in Dayton, according to the Public Information Officer (PIO) with Montgomery County Job Center. Surur Ali was only seven years old when his family was kidnapped attempting to flee northeast Africa, the PIO said in…
In late June, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced by a New York courthouse to 20 years in prison for conspiring over a decade with financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually exploit and abuse underage girls. Epstein, a convicted sex offender who was captured by federal authorities in July 2019 on sex trafficking counts, killed himself in a…
PRESS RELEASE South Africa, 4 November 2022 BREAKING—New report shows that social taboos and stigma around discussing sex may make children vulnerable to online sexual exploitation and abuse in South Africa Country Overview The ground-breaking Disrupting Harm in South Africa report found that social taboos and stigma around discussing sex may increase children’s vulnerability to…
A joint law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation Jackal, mobilized 14 countries across four continents in a targeted strike against Black Axe and related West-African organized crime groups. Operation Jackal marks the first time INTERPOL has coordinated a global operation specifically against Black Axe, which is rapidly becoming a major security threat worldwide. Black Axe and…
In the first six months of 2022, an average of 1 143 kidnappings a month were reported to the police, making it 60% higher than the number reported for the whole of 2019. The increase in kidnapping for ransom and extortion cases “suggests that it has become an established and lucrative criminal practice in South Africa”,…
WARNING: Report contains graphic content A man found in possession of what was described as ‘horrific’ stash of material showing children being abused claims he was addicted to viewing such material. Gardai swooped on the home of Paul Cowell, a 54-year-old with an address in Meenacladdy, Gortahork, and found the horde of horrific material. Cowell…
Child grooming, or simply grooming, is an act of befriending a child and establishing an emotional connection manipulatively, with intentions of sexual assault. Grooming is the predecessor to sexual assault, wherein an abuser establishes trust with the child so as to limit the child’s inhibitions. Many abusers groom young children in order to lure them…
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