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DRI seizes over 19 kg of psychotropic drugs from Satara, arrests Pune buyer
August 05, 2026 8:32 pm
Agency also recovers 400 litres of raw materials; preliminary probe suggests the accused were involved in illegal drug production and trafficking earlier.
'No sun for six months': UK-bound migrants tortured and killed on the Libya route
June 09, 2026 4:17 pm
A 16-year-old captive, who was confined in a small cell with 178 others, recalled that they went six months without seeing sunlight. The conditions were so overcrowded that everyone had to sleep while sitting upright.
'Contradictions, improvements and inconsistencies': Delhi High Court punches holes in prosecution case, acquits Sonu Punjaban in minor girl's trafficking case
March 24, 2026 5:40 pm
While acquitting Sonu Punjaban and another accused, the Delhi High Court noted that the victim gave differing versions regarding the year of the incident, the manner of kidnapping, and the sequence of events.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges
October 27, 2024 11:37 am
Prosecutors allege that for years, Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man, 71-year-old James Jacobson, lured men into taking part in sex parties.
Good luck charms, exotic pets: Why Indian star tortoises are smuggled across the India-Bangladesh border
September 21, 2024 4:20 pm
Due to international demand, the porous international border between India and Bangladesh is a favoured route used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle the vulnerable Indian Star Tortoise.
Two Bangladeshi minors rescued, trafficker arrested
August 23, 2024 1:56 am
The Crime Branch arrested 26-year-old Sagar Milan Mandal, a native of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal, from a rented apartment in the Vastral area. The police also found two minor girls in the house.
In Laos capital, Jaishankar holds talks on trafficking issue with ASEAN leaders
July 28, 2024 5:12 am
Over 500 trapped Indian citizens have been rescued from the country so far, even as there is no official number on how many more are stuck. Last week, 13 Indians were rescued from cyber-scamming centres in Laos, as per the Indian Embassy statement.
16 owl species commonly trafficked in country: WWF India
August 06, 2021 2:18 pm
All owl species in India are protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, making poaching, trade, or any other form of exploitation a punishable offence.
Egypt court sentences 37 over illicit human organ trade
July 13, 2018 2:35 pm
The rulings yesterday in Cairo Criminal Court, reported by the state-run Al Ahram newspaper, sentenced six people to 15 years, 11 to seven years and 20 to three years. The sentences can be appealed.
Woman wanted by US held at city airport
February 06, 2014 3:00 pm
Sabooni was produced before a city court and was remanded to judicial custody till Jan 23, after which she was taken to the women’s central jail in Byculla.
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