South-East Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says
Singapore Reuters Organised crime rings who fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from South-East Asia into a global network making up to $US3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday. “Driven by online anonymity, inspired by new business models and accelerated by COVID, […]
“Extraordinary measures”: Once tranquil Costa Rica eyes Salvadoran-inspired response to crime surge
ALVARO MURILLO and ISABEL WOODFORD, of Reuters, report on President Rodrigo Chaves’ efforts to tackle rising crime…
Ecuador: Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security ahead of presidential vote
YURY GARCIA and ALEXANDRA VALENCIA, of Reuters, report…
Ecuador insecurity, drug crime hitting exporters – business group
Guayaquil, Ecuador Reuters Insecurity in Ecuador is hurting the Andean country’s exports of products like bananas and shrimp, an exporters association said, amid assaults on shipping containers and contamination of shipments with drugs. At least 63 people linked to exports of bananas, shrimp and cacao – the raw material used to make chocolate – were […]
Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday – witness
Ciudad Juarez, MexicoReuters About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the area ahead of the expiry of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the US-Mexico border. Some of the migrants were clutching bags in […]
Guns and crime: How Bolsonaro’s liberalisation of gun laws is arming Brazil’s brazen bank thieves
GABRIEL STARGARDTER, of Reuters, reports on the links between gun law liberalisation and crime in Brazil…
EU sets out five-year crime cooperation, anti-trafficking plans
Brussels, BelgiumReuters The European Union will seek to increase police cooperation, target human trafficking and establish new rules to counter money laundering, according to plans detailed by the European Commission on Wednesday. The EU executive set out a five-year roadmap of legislative proposals and initiatives designed to combat organised criminal gangs, who have increasingly gone […]