The Traffickers
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| First episode date | November 13, 2016 |
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| Presented by | Nelufar Hedayat |
| Production location(s) | Global |
| Networks | Fusion TV |
| Composers | Tandis Jenhudson |
| Dec 18, 2016 | |
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| ID | 2648137 |
About The Traffickers
Nelufar Hedayat goes under the radar to expose the global black market trade. Crossing the globe from Asia to Africa, she meets the people trafficking illegal goods and the ones who set out to catch them.
Essex lorry deaths: Caolan Gormley guilty of trafficking offence
... The jury heard Gormley, of Caledon, Co Tyrone, had " close dealings" with The Traffickers overseeing the fatal trip...
Migrants to Europe dying in gun battles and car crashes
... " But the problem is that the average person doesn t make a difference between The Traffickers and the refugees...
How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers
... The Traffickers were given their own codenames...
Two migrants dead, 30 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast
... Police chief Emanuele Ricifari, who is in charge of the investigation, told local media The Traffickers would have known that rough seas were forecast...
Greece boat disaster: Two families united in grief thousands of miles apart
... " My son was picked up near the border with Libya by one of The Traffickers, who then demanded that I pay him around 140,000 Egyptian pounds ($4,300) or he d kill my son, " says Mr al-Sayyed...
France attack: Kalashnikov assault on car kills three in Marseille
... Regional prefect Frederique Camilleri told reporters at the scene that " the entire police force has been mobilised to find the perpetrators of these despicable crimes and to dismantle the networks of The Traffickers behind this violence"...
Cocaine smuggling submarine reveals Europe's drug crisis
... On a table at the far end of the room are dozens of brown parcels, each the size of a house brick, emblazoned with a Superman logo - the symbol chosen by The Traffickers who no doubt felt a sense of invincibility...
Tunisia migrant boat shipwrecks leave 27 dead or missing
... Mr Masmoudi, the Sfax court spokesperson, said it was crucial that The Traffickers themselves are detained, as he announced investigations into both boat accidents...
France attack: Kalashnikov assault on car kills three in Marseille
By Henri AstierBBC News
Three Men have been shot dead in a car in the southern French city of Marseille, which has seen a recent surge in drug violence.
Five people were in The Vehicle and had just left a nightclub when they were fired on with Kalashnikovs, police say.
Two of those targeted fled The Scene , as did The Unknown attackers.
Police linked The Incident to the drugs trade. It brings to 21 The Number of drug-related killings in Marseille So Far this year, AFP news agency says.
The latest shooting happened in a Residential Area of France's second-largest city. The Car carrying The Five Men - All In their 20s - was fired on shortly after they left nightclub around 05:00 (03:00 GMT).
Investigators told French media that The Five were known to police and lived in a Housing Estate where drug crime is rife.
They said that a car found ablaze near The Scene also points to drug violence, as criminals often burn their vehicles to destroy evidence.
Regional prefect Frederique Camilleri told reporters at The Scene that " the entire police force has been mobilised to find The Perpetrators of these despicable crimes and to dismantle the networks of The Traffickers behind this violence".
She added that over the weekend, officers had seized weapons, including three Kalashnikov assault rifles, and arrested five people on firearms charges linked to the drugs trade.
Last month Ms Camilleri and local prosecutor Dominique Laurens said that Turf Wars over Marseille's lucrative drug-dealing spots were turning into a " vendetta".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
