trafficking

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They have also been trained to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking in Tanzania.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The US State Department said last year that "official complicity, including at senior levels, inhibited effective law enforcement action against trafficking crimes" in Cambodia.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She asked him to think about a victim of human trafficking who is brought to the U.S. illegally then gives birth here.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Greek authorities said two men from South Sudan, aged 19 and 22, had been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The government forbade any trafficking in Indian antiquities and had given the priest a general concession, authorizing him to catalogue whatever he found and hand it over to the museum.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende