UK gangs could recruit more child drug mules as lockdown lifts
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Criminal gangs that use young people to sell drugs across Britain could recruit more out-of-school children as the country’s coronavirus lockdown eases, the National Crime Agency said, also warning of a spike in online child sex abuse. As lockdowns lift globally and several countries consider reopening borders, criminals will likely ramp […]
Cambodia feared lagging behind predators in cybersex trafficking crackdown
Phnom PenhThomson Reuters Foundation US and Australian crime fighters are preparing Cambodia for a spike in online child sex abuse cases but local officials fear that predators are a step ahead of police due to narrow laws. The spread of cheap, high-speed internet and the rise in mobile phone ownership is fuelling cybersex trafficking across […]