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Child Trafficking Tunnel Networks in the US

Claims of widespread, large-scale underground tunnel networks in the United States used for child trafficking are false, despite instances of localized smuggling tunnels and child trafficking cases.

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How have past U.S. prosecutions of foreign leaders (e.g., Noriega, Hernández) established evidentiary links to drug trafficking?

U.S. prosecutions of foreign leaders have established evidentiary links to drug trafficking through discrete mixes of witness testimony, financial paper trails, seized assets and operational details t...