Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:01 a.m. No.12516222   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6230

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The drugs were hidden in pallets of vegetables, herbs and fruit juice. They were 'shipped under the cover of fake import-export businesses using 'fronts' trading under the names such Pot Fresh, Blackpool Fruit and Veg, Europroduce, Irenka Foods, Wayfair Wholesale, HGG and Universal Wholesale.

 

A firm called Pot Fresh, a name stolen from a legitimate company, began importing veg from Holland in September 2016 but one of the consignments, placed on pallets and shrink-wrapped, was handed to a Dutch haulier ready to be shipped to the UK, the court was told.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:01 a.m. No.12516230   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6247

>>12516222

An international drugs gang has attempted to import cocaine and heroin worth millions of pounds hidden in consignments of fruit and vegetables from the Netherlands. Port authorities discovered drugs with a street value of ยฃ40 mln when they intercepted four shipments destined for the north of England but investigators believe this was 'the tip of the iceberg' and that the alleged conspirators were behind more than 200 shipments.

 

Andrew Thomas QC, opening the case for the Crown at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday, told the jury the case concerned the importation of 'vast quantities' of drugs from continental Europe into the UK.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:03 a.m. No.12516247   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6252 >>6273

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ยฉ Hillsborough County Sheriff Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced that a deputy had killed three members of his family and later himself on December 19. Chronister said he was "saddened beyond comprehension" about the news.

Undercover detectives in West Florida have arrested more than 70 people in a month-long human trafficking investigation, which took place in the run up to next month's Super Bowl game in Tampa, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:03 a.m. No.12516252   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6264 >>6305

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The sting, dubbed "Operation Interception," ran from December 7 to January 9. It saw undercover detectives post online adverts and female detectives pose as prostitutes, resulting in the arrest of 71 men who agreed to pay for sex, Chronister said in a press conference late on Monday.

 

"All of these men have one thing in common: they did not care if the women they were going to have sex with were being exploited, forced to sell their bodies against their will," the Sheriff said. He added that many sex workers in the area had suffered after being raped or becoming addicted to drugs.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:05 a.m. No.12516264   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6270

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The men arrested were aged between 20 and 62. Among them were active military members, a Christian schoolteacher, a banker, construction workers, and two registered sex offenders, the sheriff said.

 

Ronnie Johnson III, a 28-year-old man identified as a Hillsborough Country firefighter, was arrested, according to the Sheriff's office. Detectives said Johnson had not been arrested in the county before.

 

Kevin Cameron, 43, was identified among the arrested as a visual arts teacher in North Tampa Christian Academy. Officials said he had not been arrested in the county before.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:05 a.m. No.12516270   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6304

>>12516264

Joshua Ellis, 39, an Army Reserve member with no prior criminal record in the U.S., was also arrested. Markas Williams, 40, identified a member of the Air Force was also detained. He had previously been arrested in the country in 2000.

 

Chronister said the operation was an attempt to reduce demand for prostitution ahead of Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to take place on February 7 in Tampa.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:08 a.m. No.12516304   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6310

>>12516270

"Our goal is to intercept those involved in sexual exploitation before they're able to take advantage of the vulnerable individuals in our community and ultimately, hopefully, deter others," Chronister said.

 

"We know from past experience with major sporting events there will be some who travel for the exclusive purpose of taking advantage of women and children."

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:08 a.m. No.12516310   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6340

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Chronister added that covert operations would continue in the county to foil human traffickers ahead of the NFL game.

 

The sporting event, set to take place at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, will see Canadian R'n'B singer The Weeknd headline the halftime show.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:10 a.m. No.12516340   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6344

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Newsweek has reached out Hillsborough County for further comment on the sting operation.

 

The Monday announcement by the Sheriff coincided with National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States.

 

An estimated 50,000 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year, most often from Mexico and the Philippines. Around 80 percent of the international trafficked victims are female and 70 percent are made to work in the sex industry, according to the State Department.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:11 a.m. No.12516344   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6352

>>12516340

In 2019, the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 22,326 victims of human trafficking, with 14,597 being trafficked for sex.

 

Last week, Hillsborough County declared January as human trafficking awareness month. Florida is sees the third most human trafficking a year in any U.S. state, according to National Human Trafficking Center.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:12 a.m. No.12516352   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6371

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Chronister also announced on Monday that a deputy sheriff in his office, who had just one more shift before he was set to retire, was killed in a car crash. Master Corporal Brian LaVigne was killed on duty after a suspect rammed into his vehicle near the Paddock Club Apartments in Brandon at around 3.42pm on Monday.

 

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Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:14 a.m. No.12516371   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>12516352

Along with enforcement operations, Chronister said, officials are also working on a prevention campaign.

 

Last week, the sheriff and Hillsborough County school superintendent Addison Davis unveiled a public service announcement aimed at increasing awareness about human trafficking among middle and high school students.

 

The two-and-half minute video highlights the warning signs that someone might be a victim and precautions to avoid becoming one.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:15 a.m. No.12516390   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

What made Hindu and Muslim women take up prostitution? The British really wanted to know

 

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Concurrent with the colonial survey, as we saw in the chapter โ€œOrigins,โ€ philologists were creating their own taxonomies that could account for the prostitute as the genesis of deviance in Indian society. Womenโ€™s sexuality could be the premise for the scientific study of social life, as an investigation into ancient orginary tests and through legal surveys that would generate new codes for Indian social life. The sexual deviance of diverse women, brought into view through the practice of the survey, was not only an object of knowledge but also a potential site for state intervention.

Goebele's lemmingwinks ID: ed5d88 Jan. 14, 2021, 8:21 a.m. No.12516466   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6862

W. Wavell, magistrate of Moorshedabad and the superior of Bankim Chatterjee, had commissioned Chatterjeeโ€™s report for the sake of accuracy; he argued that the perspective of a Bengali man was the most accurate depiction of โ€œnativeโ€ society. Wavell distilled Chatterjeeโ€™s extensive descriptions into a systematic taxonomy of all women who the state must mark as prostitutes. His list includes Muslim women living under the โ€œguise of nika marriage,โ€ girl children forced into Hindu marriage, high-caste widows barred from remarriage, and the โ€œHindoo form of polygamy known as Coolinism.โ€