226 detained in Türkiye over illegal border crossing attempt

STORY: 226 detained in Türkiye over illegal border crossing attempt DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fishing boat carrying migrants (courtesy: Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: At least 226 illegal migrants and three organizers were detained in Türkiye's western city of Canakkale while attempting to illegally cross the sea border in the Aegean Sea, the Haberturk daily reported on Tuesday. A fishing ship sailing on a suspicious route towards Italy was intercepted by two Coast Guard boats, revealing a human smuggling scheme, it said. Organizers were arrested with charges of human trafficking, and 226 migrants were transferred to a "processing center" pending legal procession or deportation, it added. Amid the soaring costs of living and a deteriorating global economy, many cross illegally into Türkiye either with hopes of establishing a new life or reaching Europe. Turkish law enforcement is on a campaign to com

Ex-MRI President Fujinaga released after arrest

Ex-MRI President Fujinaga released after arrest

Edwin Fujinaga (R), who ran Las Vegas-based investment firm MRI International Inc. before its business license expired in 2014, and his lawyer are seen in Las Vegas on July 9, 2015, after the first hearing of his trial at the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas. Fujinaga, indicted the previous day for his alleged involvement in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme targeting Japanese, pleaded not guilty to a series of fraud charges and was released pending the next hearing in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-MRI President Fujinaga released after arrest

Ex-MRI President Fujinaga released after arrest

Edwin Fujinaga (R), who ran Las Vegas-based investment firm MRI International Inc. before its business license expired in 2014, emerges from the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas on July 9, 2015. Fujinaga, indicted the previous day for his alleged involvement in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme targeting Japanese, pleaded not guilty to a series of fraud charges at the first hearing of his trial at the court and was released pending the next hearing in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo