Sentences with phrase «illegal trafficking of»

Daniel Kessler wrote that he was showered with gasoline and held at gunpoint in Costa Rica after making his way onto a tiny fishing vessel and taping the illegal trafficking of shark fins.

Animal advocates, including a Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program alum, met in in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, last month to discuss and develop a collaborative strategy to tackle the illegal trafficking of dogs to supply the nation's brutal dog meat trade.

BASC Council member Peter Glenser, a barrister practicing in this area of the law, said; «BASC supports efforts to combat illegal trafficking of firearms, but this is a complex area of the law.

Because of evidence from Animals Australia's investigations, the illegal trafficking of Australian animals into Gaza was stopped.

On Thursday, he was found guilty of insulting religious believers and inciting hatred, as well as of «illegal trafficking of special technical equipment» when a pen with a hidden camera was discovered in his home.

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The FCC plans to further consider making illegal traffic prioritization of any kind in the days to come.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

The system — the first time ever that a state has put itself in charge of the production and distribution of marijuana — is designed to undercut lucrative and illegal drugs trafficking.

Go inside a fascinating and disturbing crime story, set in one of the most lawless places on earth: our oceans, where perpetrators traffic in an illegal product and front - line workers are modern - day slaves.

«Society has to be cleansed of corruption, extortion, illegal drugs and arms smuggling, of the trafficking of human beings, so many of whom are children reduced to slavery.»

This digital - currency trading platform provided an online black market for money laundering of illegal drugs, weapons and human trafficking and other nefarious offerings.

More common and larger - scale cyber-attacks (from Sony pictures to Spanish renewable energy companies) are yet another example of this unprecedented «communication» flow; just as growth of the dark web has allowed for more effective connections in illegal activities — drug trade, human trafficking, and the like.

The association names illegal fundraising among the ranks of criminal activities, such as money laundering, drug trafficking, and smuggling, that it links to virtual currency.

The paramount crime issue in the source zone is the production of illicit narcotics, followed by money laundering, alien smuggling, illegal weapons trafficking, and human trafficking.

This is a document aimed prevent and minimize possible risks of any kind of illegal activity, such as money laundering, terrorist financing, drug and human trafficking, etc..

The U.N. agencies warn that these children face a number of threats including exploitation, trafficking, early marriage and illegal child labor.

Pro-Life relates to many issues: insurance for those who can not afford, gun control, illegal drug traffic, poverty (homeless, elderly, etc. widows and orphans)... we are becoming pawns used to dominate the politics of losers who can not justify their candidacy by any other means.

If they want to experiment with the Taliban, Jihad, Illegal trafficking, any of these, who am I to stop them?

Hysterical media coverage of illegal aliens, fear of losing control of our borders and popular perception that drug trafficking and the entry of «undesirables» are related have made many Americans indifferent or punitive toward people who seek asylum.

A 29 - year - old Justice man was charged with DUI / alcohol, speeding / 20 mph above the limit and illegal transport of alcohol during an April 5 traffic stop on the 14900 block of LaGrange Road.

The following items were taken from Orland Park police reports: A 23 - year - old Orland Park man was charged with illegal transportation of alcohol and violating local ordinances against cannabis possession and drug paraphernalia possession after a half - empty bottle of Jack Daniels, 5.1 grams of marijuana and a glass marijuana pipe were discovered during a May 18 traffic stop.

• A 43 - year - old Homer Glen man was charged with DUI, improper lane use and illegal transportation of alcohol during an April 7 traffic stop by Will County Sheriff's Police.

«It «s sort of like a state trooper telling you to stop making an illegal right turn with no traffic while there are drunken drivers killing innocents on the other road, «Denning said.

Nearly three - dozen organized crime members were busted by federal authorities in Manhattan for an odd mishmash of crimes — trafficking 5 tons of stolen chocolate as well as hordes of illegal cigarettes.

There is an important bill grinding its way through the House and the Senate that seeks a technical advantage in stopping the illegal international drug trafficking of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid invented in the 1960s.

While hearing testimony from numerous speakers, including relatives of victims of local gun violence, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand renewed her call to pass a bill that would make illegal gun trafficking a federal offense.

[206] These arrests came thirteen years after Rees» premises were raided under Operation Nigeria, during which large amounts of evidence indicating widespread illegal trafficking in confidential information was seized by the Metropolitan Police Service.

Also addressing the conference, head of the Metropolitan police Sir Ian Blair said the availability of illegal firearms could be blamed in part on Lithuanian gangs trafficking guns into Britain.

«It will generate a demand, it will generate illegal traffic around that demand — the problem with hand guns is that they are small and concealable and they are already the weapon of choice of gangs members and criminals.»

While it affirms the stands of the government and people of the state of Libya against these inhuman actions, he said the Ministry has for many years advocated for effective policies in dealing with these phenomena by supporting institutional capacity - building and enterprise development in the country to eliminate illegal migration, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings as stated in the Tripoli joint Declaration -LCB- Africa and European Union -RCB- in 2006.

He says the «sisters and brothers of corruption are terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal mining», which are all part of the same chain.

And of course he handled the countless picayune issues that cross the desk of your average local elected official, like complaints about idling buses and public urination at Dallas BBQ, overly stringent leash - law enforcement and illegal commercial traffic on West End Avenue.

Cross River Command of Nigeria Immigration Service, Cross River Command, On Tuesday said that 792 illegal immigrants have been repatriated to their countries and rescued 65 trafficked victims in the state in 2016.

Pasquale's Rigoletto restaurant owner and Arthur Avenue mainstay Pasquale «Patsy» Parrello, along with associates including Anthony «Tony the Cripple» Cassetta, John «Tugboat» Tognino and Nicholas «Nicky the Wig» Vuolo are alleged to have been part of an Mob enterprise that took part in arson, extortion, firearms trafficking, assault, operating illegal gambling businesses and more.

«These arrests underscore our commitment to continue to work to improve the quality of life for the residents of our community, some of whom have been plagued by illegal drug trafficking near their homes.»

Cuomo also wanted to establish a partnership among other governors in other states that would share information on illegal gun trafficking and develop a «working group» of law enforcement officials to establish best practices and share resources with federal authorities.

JAMESTOWN - An ongoing investigation into the sales and trafficking of illegal narcotics led investigators from Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and NYSP CNET to executive a search warrant Wednesday at 248 Broadhead Ave. Inside the upper apartment... [Read more...]

Apparently embarrassed by the high number of Libyan returnees from Edo state and in a bid to curb the challenges of illegal migration, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has appointed a Senior Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Illegal Migillegal migration, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has appointed a Senior Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Illegal MigIllegal Migration.

The thoroughfare, which the senator called «the new Times Square,» has been known as a hotbed of crimes such as robberies and other thefts, the sale of fake IDs and illegal alcohol and prostitution and sex trafficking.

There are no federal laws that prevent the trafficking of illegal guns between states.

The Ogun State Government said on Thursday that it would soon commence the demolition of illegal structures along the Lagos / Ibadan Expressway to ease traffic congestion on...

Altria, the parent company of cigarette giant Philip Morris, released a packet of information arguing that the hike would be an unfair burden that would hurt consumers and retailers, and could lead to increased illegal trafficking.

Schumer's bill would continue to allow the federal government to prosecute trafficking of marijuana to states where it remained illegal.

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says the state government will partner with Federal Government agencies to tackle the menace of human trafficking, illegal migration...

«The scope and scale of illegal wildlife trafficking today is unprecedented,» said Meredith Gore, an associate professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University and Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State.

No one know how many birds succumb each year to the wildlife trade since much of the trafficking is illegal, but within Southeast Asia alone, it is likely «in the order of tens of millions,» says Kelly Edmunds, a researcher at the University of East Anglia in England who investigates the emerging infectious diseases amongst bird sellers in Asia and was not involved in the study.

With an ongoing crises from illegal exploitation of precious timber, land tortoises, and now sea turtles, Madagascar is developing an unfortunate reputation as an illegal trafficking hotspot, WCS warns.

Law enforcement authorities need to better understand trafficking patterns of cocaine in the United States to address one of the world's largest illegal drug markets, according to a Michigan State University researcher whose new methodology might help.

The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal mining, timber harvesting and charcoal production, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a report issued today.

«They confirm that the scale of the illegal wildlife trade — including trade in plants — is much greater than we had previously thought, and that wildlife trafficking concerns many more species than the charismatic rhinos and elephants which tend to receive global attention.