Exclusive investigation reveals how industrial-scale cyber scamming, generating billions, has corrupted states across Southeast Asia, creating a new era of illicit 'scam states'. Read the full report.
New satellite imagery shows scam compounds in Myanmar have more than doubled since the 2021 coup. The UN warns Southeast Asia is 'ground zero' for a global fraud industry fuelled by human trafficking.
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of 'El Chapo', pleads guilty to running a fentanyl and cocaine empire. Read the details of the plea deal and its impact.
The White House confirms 'many options' are being considered, including land attacks on Venezuelan drug gangs, amid high tensions and a major US military deployment in the Caribbean. Read the latest.
Mexican authorities have killed Pedro Inzunza Coronel, a major fentanyl trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. The operation highlights the ongoing battle against synthetic drugs flooding the US.
Venezuela condemns Trump's airspace closure as illegal aggression. Tensions escalate over US drug trafficking claims and Operation Southern Spear. Read the latest.
US President Donald Trump declares complete closure of airspace above and surrounding Venezuela amid growing tensions with Nicolas Maduro over drug trafficking allegations.
A couple from Smethwick has been sentenced for running a human trafficking ring, exploiting 14 women in a brothel. Learn how to spot the signs of modern slavery.
Explore Emmerdale's darkest villains yet as Celia and Ray's human trafficking, drug running and exploitation plot unfolds. Discover their shocking crimes and what's next.
Donald Trump announces a full pardon for Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president serving a 45-year US sentence for drug trafficking. Explore the case details and political implications.
Hewa Margai sentenced to eight years for modern slavery at his Mitcham car wash. Victims, including a teen, were trafficked and abused. Read the full investigation.
Hewa Margai, 45, imprisoned for keeping eight Romanian nationals in a squalid shed. The case was exposed by his youngest victim, a 15-year-old boy. Read the full investigation details.
V (formerly Eve Ensler) warns that without justice for Epstein victims, millions of sexual abuse survivors face unbearable injustice. Read the powerful call to action.
South African police investigate claims Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla recruited men under false pretences to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Learn the full story and the international implications.
US border officials intercepted 1,153lbs of methamphetamine concealed within a lettuce shipment valued at $10.3m. Discover how drug cartels are evolving smuggling techniques.
The UK government has refused Nigeria's request to deport former senator Ike Ekweremadu, convicted under the Modern Slavery Act for organ trafficking. Read the full story.
Epstein survivors fighting for document release find themselves caught between political parties as doubts emerge about genuine commitment to preventing exploitation of women.
Shocking FOI data reveals more than 2,000 trafficked and lone child asylum seekers disappeared from UK council care last year. Charities demand urgent safeguarding reforms.
Newly released documents reveal Noam Chomsky maintained close contact with Jeffrey Epstein long after his conviction, describing their relationship as a 'most valuable experience'.
A comprehensive timeline of every horrific crime committed by Emmerdale's newest villains Celia Daniels and Ray Walters in the soap's darkest human trafficking storyline.
National Crime Agency exposes billion-pound money laundering network operating across 28 UK towns and cities, directly funding Russia's war in Ukraine through cryptocurrency conversions.
National Crime Agency reveals how British drug profits are laundered via cryptocurrency, directly funding geopolitical conflicts including Russia's war in Ukraine.
Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang's global manhunt ends in US court, exposing the sophisticated Chinese-Mexican drug nexus and money laundering operations. Read the full investigation.
Alice Guo, Chinese national who became Philippines mayor while running massive human trafficking operation, sentenced to life imprisonment. Read the shocking details.
US authorities charge former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding with murdering a witness in Colombia. $15m reward offered for his capture. Read the full story.
Employees at Utah landscape company file federal lawsuit against former attorney general Sean Reyes, alleging politically motivated human-trafficking raid caused severe financial harm. Read the full investigation.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper downplays reports of halted intelligence sharing with the US on narco-traffickers. Read the latest on UK-US defence cooperation and NATO deployments.
Newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails reveal Donald Trump's intimate knowledge of underage girls at his properties. Read the shocking details about elite connections.
Smallville star Allison Mack discusses her journey from actress to convicted sex cult member in revealing new podcast. Explore the complex case of victim versus perpetrator.
The US military has killed three people in its 21st strike on alleged drug smuggling vessels since early September, raising legal questions from allies and human rights groups.