New satellite images obtained by The New York Times show that China has allowed tankers to use its infrastructure and territorial waters to deliver oil to North Korea.
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Police Find 16 People Hidden in a Truck in England
Although there were no deaths, the case had echoes of a smuggling episode in the country in 2019, in which 39 people from Vietnam died in a refrigerated tractor-trailer.
What We Learned From Our Investigation into Covert Oil Deliveries to North Korea
We uncovered how one ship helped North Korea get oil despite sanctions. Here are five takeaways from the investigation.
On Mexico’s Border With U.S.,Desperation as Migrant Traffic Piles Up
Mexico is struggling to deal with a new wave of migrants expelled from the U.S. while even more come north hoping to cross. Shelters that were empty four months ago are now having to turn many away.
Smugglers Throw Migrants Overboard; at Least 20 Are Feared Drowned
Several times in recent years, migrants trying to cross between Djibouti and Yemen have been thrown into the sea.
Smugglers Get Long Prison Terms in U.K. for Their Roles in Killing 39 Migrants
The migrants had paid thousands of dollars to try to reach a better life abroad. Instead, they suffered an excruciating death, suffocating in an airtight container.
In a Village of Widows, the Opium Trade Has Taken a Deadly Toll
Afghan men in an impoverished border settlement die trying to smuggle opium into Iran, leaving behind loved ones forced to survive on their own.
2 People-Smugglers Are Convicted of Manslaughter in U.K. Truck Deaths
Gheorghe Nica, of Romania, and Eamonn Harrison, of Northern Ireland, were found guilty for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found in a container in southeastern England in 2019.
Armed Mexicans Were Smuggled In to Guard Border Wall, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a complaint unsealed on Friday, whistle-blowers working on President Trump’s wall said that contractors were illegally bringing in Mexican guards to protect construction sites.
For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Perilous, Deadly Crossing
Girls and young women from refugee camps in Bangladesh, promised to men they have never met, are undertaking the dangerous journey to Malaysia to join them.