Thousands of people from Vietnam are smuggled to Europe every year on a route filled with violence and hardship. And that is just the beginning.
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Driver in Case of 39 Bodies in Truck Appears in U.K. Court
Maurice Robinson was charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.
Mystery of 39 Bodies in Truck Leads to More Arrests in U.K.
As officials tried to piece together clues from Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, China and Ireland, a Vietnamese woman’s relatives said they feared she might be among the dead.
Baby Chimpanzees’ Case Reveals Nepal as a Trafficking Hot Spot
Five men were convicted of smuggling two baby chimpanzees through Nepal, which has become a hot-spot for traffickers.
China Eases Rules on Cheap Drug Imports to Fight Chronic Diseases
The revised law would reduce penalties for buying generic pharmaceuticals from other countries without waiting for approval, though details are scant.
One Handgun, 9 Murders: How American Firearms Cause Carnage Abroad
Hundreds of thousands of guns sold in the United States vanish because of loose American gun laws. Many reappear in Jamaica, turning its streets into battlefields.
Iran Says It Has Seized Another Oil Tanker in Persian Gulf
State news media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had seized a ship smuggling fuel to Arab countries and had detained the foreign crew.
Costa Rica and Panama Arrest Dozens on Suspicion of People Smuggling
An international network, officials say, transported migrants from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean through Central America and toward the United States.
How Not to Smuggle Cocaine: Atop Your Head, Under a Hairpiece
The Spanish police said they had arrested a man arriving at Barcelona’s airport from Bogotá with half a kilogram of cocaine stuck to his head and covered with a toupee.
How North Korea’s Leader Gets His Luxury Cars
Kim Jong-un parades around in Mercedes-Benzes and a Rolls-Royce, despite sanctions intended to keep North Korea from importing luxury goods. We tracked how they get there.