Just ten years ago, international online fraud was widely perceived as the activity of scattered hacker groups or small criminal networks. Today, it has evolved into a large-scale transnational industry built on human trafficking, forced labour, and highly organised schemes of digital deception. One of the key hubs of this industry has become Myanmar, where, amid internal conflict and weakened state control, hundreds of so-called scam centres have emerged.

Azerbaijan and Belarus have signed a protocol on law enforcement cooperation between the interior ministries of the two countries.

Britain and the United States have imposed sanctions on a Southeast Asia-based multinational network accused of running extensive online "scam centres" that exploited trafficked workers to defraud victims globally.

The UK government, in collaboration with Romania and Bulgaria, has signed a new declaration of intent aimed at combating cross-border trafficking in Europe.

A federal judge in Tennessee ruled Wednesday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain detained for at least another month, despite rejecting the Trump administration’s claim that he poses a danger to the community if released while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges.

Bones were proven to be real by experts, police say

According to a new report, human trafficking cases in Chile have risen alongside increasing migration in recent years, but the country’s institutions are struggling to address the issue effectively.

The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a decree aimed at combating human trafficking, emphasizing that the practice is incompatible with Islamic law, or Sharia, News.az reports citing foreign media.

An arrest warrant has been issued for former Bolivian president Evo Morales on suspicion of trafficking a 15-year-old girl during his time in office.