Officials Foil Attempt at Migrant Smuggling in Balochistan’s Turbat, Detain 29 Foreign Nationals

Officials foil attempt at migrant smuggling in Balochistan’s Turbat, detain 29 foreign nationals

Police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday foiled a migrant smuggling attempt in Balochistan’s Turbat district in a joint operation, while detaining 29 foreign nationals for attempting to cross the border illegally, officials said. Migrant smuggling, which has grown more frequent and dangerous in Pakistan in the last few years, assists a person to enter or stay in a country without having the legal permission to do so. The trend…

Cancun Human Smuggling Ring Busted, Thousands Trafficked

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sweeping sanctions this week against a transnational criminal network based in Cancún that allegedly smuggled thousands of migrants from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America into Mexico, before moving them toward the U.S. border. The network, led by Vikrant Bhardwaj—a dual Mexican‑Indian national—and his organization, the Bhardwaj Human Smuggling Organization (HSO), is also accused of tra…

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cartel-Connected Drug, Migrant Smuggling Organization in Cancun

The U.S. Department of the Treasury outed and sanctioned a human smuggling organization based in Cancun that focused on moving the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and South America. The organization used yachts to move thousands of migrants into Mexico, from where it would work with other groups to get them to California. The post U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cartel-Connected Drug, Migrant Smuggling Organization in Cancun  appeared first on Breitbart.

U.S. Treasury Targets Cancun-Based Smuggling Network with Sanctions

Here's a story straight out of a crime thriller, as the U.S. Treasury Department cracks down on a Cancun-based operation accused of smuggling migrants, trafficking drugs, and laundering money. The U.S. Treasury has slapped sanctions on Vikrant Bhardwaj, a dual Mexican-Indian national, his organization, and a web of associates and companies for their alleged roles in human smuggling, drug trafficking, and financial crimes, effectively freezing th…

US sanctions Mexico-based transnational human smuggling network with ties to Sinaloa Cartel

In a sweeping move targeting one of the most sophisticated human smuggling rings in the Western Hemisphere, the US Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Bhardwaj Human Trafficking Organization (BHTO) – a Mexico-based transnational crime syndicate accused of orchestrating a global network that illegally smuggled migrants from four continents into the United States. The sanctions, announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a…