https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German federal police arrested an Iraqi suspected people-smuggler believed to be responsible for the deaths of 54 asylum seekers whose boat sank en route to Europe, authorities said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171026/people-smuggler-arrested-in-germany-over-death-of-54-refugees-in-dangerous-crossing Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:11:50 +0200 people-smuggler-arrested-in-germany-over-death-of-54-refugees-in-dangerous-crossing A German court convicted two human traffickers on Tuesday of putting the lives of hundreds of asylum seekers at risk while transporting them at the height of the refugee influx in 2015. https://www.thelocal.de/20171017/german-court-jails-two-people-smugglers-over-2015-influx Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:45:45 +0200 german-court-jails-two-people-smugglers-over-2015-influx A suspected people smuggling gang, which used Polish taxi drivers to transport 200 migrants into Germany, was broken up on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140131/police-break-up-german-russian-trafficking-gang Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:17:00 +0100 police-break-up-german-russian-trafficking-gang German police cracked open on Tuesday a human trafficking gang thought to have smuggled 100 people into the country illegally. In some cases, those entering paid extra to have their fingerprints removed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130604/50101 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:21:00 +0200 50101 Australian immigration officials confirmed Tuesday that a German jewel thief transiting through Bangkok under escort managed to escape his guards and flee the airport in an embarrassing bungle. https://www.thelocal.de/20130528/49959 Tue, 28 May 2013 12:24:00 +0200 49959 After months of investigation, Berlin police have conducted widespread raids to bust a Vietnamese human trafficking ring, authorities reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20081126/15745 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100 15745 Berlin has developed into a European centre for Vietnamese human traffickers, prompting German and French authorities to set up a joint group to combat crime, a German magazine has reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20081005/14703 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:56:00 +0200 14703