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trafficking

Environment 8 years ago

Thai police arrest 'kingpin' in Asian wildlife trafficking

Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in Asia's illegal trade in endangered species, dealing a blow to a family-run syndicate that smuggles elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger parts to Chinese and Vietnamese dealers.

Environment 8 years ago

Indonesian pangolin faces extinction due to trafficking: Study

Pangolins in Indonesia are at risk of extinction because of an illicit trade that sees thousands of the critically endangered animals trafficked each year, a study showed Thursday.

City 8 years ago

Bekasi massage parlor businessman allegedly rapes, traffics school girl

Police are investigating a massage parlor businessman named Bowo over allegations of human trafficking in Bekasi regency, West Java.

National 8 years ago

Police secure 5 suspected human trafficking victims from China

The Semarang Police handed over five Chinese nationals thought to have been victims of human trafficking to the Semarang immigration office on Tuesday evening.

National 8 years ago

Indonesian police bust human trafficking syndicate

The North Sumatra Police have foiled two separate attempts by two trafficking groups to smuggle dozens of workers from the province to neighboring Malaysia.

National 9 years ago

East Nusa Tenggara human trafficker sentenced to 6 years in prison

The Baa District Court’s panel of judges sentenced Abraham Louhenapessy, 56, alias Kapten Bram, to six years in prison and ordered him to pay Rp 500 million (US$ 37,481.30) in fines or face an additional six months in prison after being found guilty of trafficking 65 immigrants to New Zealand.

World 9 years ago

Cambodia charges Japanese man in sex trafficking case

A Japanese man and two Cambodians were charged Tuesday with allegedly tricking Cambodian women into working in the sex trade in Japan.

SE Asia 9 years ago

Prince William: We're still step behind wildlife traffickers

Britain's Prince William has praised Vietnam, China and other Asian countries for taking unprecedented steps to battle wildlife trafficking but says the truth is that rhinos, elephants, pangolins and lions are still being killed in horrifying numbers.

World 9 years ago

Prosecutors work on global sex trafficking cases in Hawaii

Prosecutors are calling the scourge of sex trafficking a form of modern-day slavery that touches every state in the nation, and they're working to draw connections between active investigations around the globe at a summit in Hawaii.

National 9 years ago

Stronger regional cooperation sought to combat human trafficking

Indonesia must ratify the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children to create stronger regional cooperation, which is necessary to handle the issue, human rights commissioners have said.

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