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Sentencing begins for Langley woman who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking
Video played in court on Monday showed Jennifer Stephens and a man in a lengthy drug- and alcohol-fueled assault against a sex worker.
#Crime #HumanTrafficking #JenniferStephens
https://globalnews.ca/news/11895554/jennifer-stephens-human-trafficking-sentencing/

Global News BC 8h ago

Palm Oil Detectives 2d ago

Lawsuit by activists against #zoo in #Indonesia for harm caused by illegally exhibiting endangered #species was successful. It’s a new way to protect #wildlife from illegal and cruel #trafficking #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/04/03/conservation-activists-suing-indonesian-zoo-could-inspire-global-action-on-endangered-species-trade/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Conservation activists suing Indonesian zoo inspires more legal action Palm Oil Detectives

A lawsuit against a Sumatran zoo for illegally exhibiting threatened species like orangutans could inspire global action against the illegal wildlife trade

Palm Oil Detectives

john.brown_typeface 2d ago

believe survivors of trafficking and ritual abuse (even when you don't like their politics or the podcast they went on or their story clashes with your understanding of reality)

#Abuse #Trauma #Trafficking

The Victorian News 3d ago

Man charged with drug trafficking following operational activity across Melbourne’s west
#ausnews #vicnews #police #abf #afp #vkc #vicpol #drugs #trafficking #arrests #court #investigations

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/news/melbourne-news/man-charged-with-drug-trafficking-following-operational-activity-across-melbournes-west/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Man charged with drug trafficking following operational activity across Melbourne’s west

WEST FOOTSCRAY, VIC. — A West Footscray man has been charged following his alleged links to an alleged international crime group conspiring to import tonnes of illicit drugs into Australia.

VicNews

The Victorian News 4d ago

Five arrested as part of Taskforce Echo drug trafficking investigation
#ausnews #vicnews #police #vkc #vicpol #drugs #trafficking #arrests #investigation

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/news/melbourne-news/five-arrested-as-part-of-taskforce-echo-drug-trafficking-investigation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Five arrested as part of Taskforce Echo drug trafficking investigation

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Detectives from Taskforce Echo yesterday arrested five people with links to the Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) as part of an investigation into alleged drug trafficking.

VicNews

Harms Committed 4d ago

"The sting is making sex workers afraid that they will be targeted next."

"[P]olice operations like this actually make sex work more dangerous and make it less likely that someone who is being trafficked will speak with police."
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Title: Did an RCMP Sting Op Make Sex Work More Dangerous?
Author: Michelle Gamage
Publication: The Tyee
April 6, 2026
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#BritishColumbia #Canada #Policing #Trafficking #SexWork
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/06/RCMP-Sting-Op-Sex-Work-Dangerous/

Did an RCMP Sting Op Make Sex Work More Dangerous? | The Tyee

Police arrested people who responded to their bait ads. It’s a bad approach, say critics.

The Tyee

Richard Michael Blaber 5d ago

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/02/kaine-paul-rubio-trump-drug-boat-strike-justification-latin-america/. "Top #legal #experts have... contended that the #strikes violate both #domestic & #international #law & that #drug #trafficking does not constitute grounds for the use of #lethal #military #force. #Counterterrorism experts have also underscored that drug #traffickers, while dangerous, should not be considered #terrorists." If the #criteria for these strikes on #boats don't include their having #drugs or #weapons on board, how can the strikes be justified?

Two Senators Just Blew Up Trump’s Boat-Strike Justifications

Sens. Kaine and Paul say that the military’s targeting criteria don’t include the presence of drugs or arms.

Foreign Policy

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 6d ago

Reuters: Czech police charge four in OnlyFans human trafficking case. “Czech police said on Tuesday they had charged four people and an unnamed legal entity for coercing young women to provide erotic content for accounts on OnlyFans and other social ‌networks. The human trafficking case focuses on a group that recruited dozens of women just over 18 and, according to police, took advantage […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/reuters-czech-police-charge-four-in-onlyfans-human-trafficking-case/

Reuters: Czech police charge four in OnlyFans human trafficking case

Reuters: Czech police charge four in OnlyFans human trafficking case. “Czech police said on Tuesday they had charged four people and an unnamed legal entity for coercing young women to provi…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Harms Committed Jun 1

"In Kansas City, the process of reporting someone missing begins long before a police report is filed."

"For the most vulnerable — especially Black women and girls — that verdict has rarely gone in their favor."
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Title: Before the System Believes You
Authors: Mili Mansaray & Vaughan Harrison
Publication: The Kansas City Defender
April 1, 2026
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#Missouri #USA #Policing #Trafficking #Torture
https://kansascitydefender.com/missing-black-persons/missing-black-women-kansas-city-doubt-and-delay/

Before the System Believes You

For Black women and girls in Kansas City, the struggle to be found often begins with having to be believed.

The Kansas City Defender