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Two Men Jailed For Attempting To Smuggle Indian Migrants Into UK
Shafaz Khan and Choudhry Rashied hid four Indian men behind a stack of used tyres inside a van in a purpose-built compartment.
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Indian "Dirty Harry" Among 2 Convicted After Gujarati Family Froze To Death On US-Canada Border
The United States has convicted two, including an Indian national, of charges related to Human smuggling after an Indian migrant family froze to death while attempting to cross the Canada-US border during a blizzard in 2022.
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Venezuelan Gang Uses New York Migrant Crisis To Make Criminal Gains: Report
The Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, known for its involvement in sex trafficking, drug dealing, and human smuggling, has infiltrated New York City amidst a surge in migrants.
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Canadian Police Bust Migrant Smuggling Ring Sneaking People Into US
Canadian police announced Thursday the dismantling of a vast migrant smuggling network accused of sneaking hundreds of people from Canada into the United States.
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UK Imposes Serious Crime Prevention Orders On 9 Indian-Origin Criminals
A nine-member gang of Indian-origin criminals found guilty of smuggling goods and migrants have been placed under Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs) by the UK authorities to prevent future offending.
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8 Killed In US Car Collision As Police Chased Alleged Migrant Smuggler
Eight people, several of them from Honduras, were killed Wednesday in a two-car collision in the southern US state of Texas involving an alleged migrant smuggler attempting to evade arrest, officials said.
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'Dunki': The Real "Donkey Flight" Scam Used To Smuggle Illegal Migrants
'Dunki' is based on the illegal route agents use to send people to their dream countries. Here's how it works.
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7 Killed After Suspected Migrant Smuggling Bus Crashes In Germany
Seven people including a child were killed and several others injured early Friday after a minibus believed to be packed with migrants crashed trying to evade a German road check.
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French Couple Jailed In UK For Smuggling Migrants Inside Furniture
A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said.
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2 Indian-Origin Men Jailed In UK For Smuggling 7 Migrants In Car Boots
Two British Indian men have been sentenced to a total of over six years' imprisonment for smuggling seven Indian migrants, including women and children, into the UK in the boots of two cars.
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Indian-Origin Man Smuggled Over 800 People Into US Using Uber, Jailed
According to investigation estimates, between July 2018, and April 2022, the 17 Uber accounts tied to the smuggling ring ran up more than USD 80,000 in charges.
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US Man Pleads Not Guilty In 2022 Indian Migrants Death Case Near Border
A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in a case linked to the discovery last year of a family of four migrants from India found frozen to death just steps from the Canada-US border, according to media reports.
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"Tragedy In Texas": 46 Migrants Found Dead Inside Truck, Many Hospitalised
Authorities found 46 migrants dead inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, the city's fire department said, in what appears to be one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border.
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34 Migrants Drown As Boat Capsizes Off East Africa's Djibouti: Officials
Thirty-four migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday, the second such accident in just over a month.
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Two US Marines Arrested For Migrant Trafficking Of Mexicans
Two US Marines have been arrested for smuggling undocumented Mexican migrants into the United States in exchange for money, according to a court document.
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Two Men Jailed For Attempting To Smuggle Indian Migrants Into UK
Shafaz Khan and Choudhry Rashied hid four Indian men behind a stack of used tyres inside a van in a purpose-built compartment.
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Indian "Dirty Harry" Among 2 Convicted After Gujarati Family Froze To Death On US-Canada Border
The United States has convicted two, including an Indian national, of charges related to Human smuggling after an Indian migrant family froze to death while attempting to cross the Canada-US border during a blizzard in 2022.
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Venezuelan Gang Uses New York Migrant Crisis To Make Criminal Gains: Report
The Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, known for its involvement in sex trafficking, drug dealing, and human smuggling, has infiltrated New York City amidst a surge in migrants.
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Canadian Police Bust Migrant Smuggling Ring Sneaking People Into US
Canadian police announced Thursday the dismantling of a vast migrant smuggling network accused of sneaking hundreds of people from Canada into the United States.
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UK Imposes Serious Crime Prevention Orders On 9 Indian-Origin Criminals
A nine-member gang of Indian-origin criminals found guilty of smuggling goods and migrants have been placed under Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs) by the UK authorities to prevent future offending.
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8 Killed In US Car Collision As Police Chased Alleged Migrant Smuggler
Eight people, several of them from Honduras, were killed Wednesday in a two-car collision in the southern US state of Texas involving an alleged migrant smuggler attempting to evade arrest, officials said.
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'Dunki': The Real "Donkey Flight" Scam Used To Smuggle Illegal Migrants
'Dunki' is based on the illegal route agents use to send people to their dream countries. Here's how it works.
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7 Killed After Suspected Migrant Smuggling Bus Crashes In Germany
Seven people including a child were killed and several others injured early Friday after a minibus believed to be packed with migrants crashed trying to evade a German road check.
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French Couple Jailed In UK For Smuggling Migrants Inside Furniture
A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said.
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2 Indian-Origin Men Jailed In UK For Smuggling 7 Migrants In Car Boots
Two British Indian men have been sentenced to a total of over six years' imprisonment for smuggling seven Indian migrants, including women and children, into the UK in the boots of two cars.
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Indian-Origin Man Smuggled Over 800 People Into US Using Uber, Jailed
According to investigation estimates, between July 2018, and April 2022, the 17 Uber accounts tied to the smuggling ring ran up more than USD 80,000 in charges.
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US Man Pleads Not Guilty In 2022 Indian Migrants Death Case Near Border
A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in a case linked to the discovery last year of a family of four migrants from India found frozen to death just steps from the Canada-US border, according to media reports.
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"Tragedy In Texas": 46 Migrants Found Dead Inside Truck, Many Hospitalised
Authorities found 46 migrants dead inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, the city's fire department said, in what appears to be one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border.
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34 Migrants Drown As Boat Capsizes Off East Africa's Djibouti: Officials
Thirty-four migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday, the second such accident in just over a month.
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Two US Marines Arrested For Migrant Trafficking Of Mexicans
Two US Marines have been arrested for smuggling undocumented Mexican migrants into the United States in exchange for money, according to a court document.
