{"id":179709,"date":"2023-07-15T16:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T20:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=179709"},"modified":"2023-07-15T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T20:25:14","slug":"government-of-st-kitts-and-nevis-vows-to-clamp-down-on-human-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-of-st-kitts-and-nevis-vows-to-clamp-down-on-human-smuggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Of St. Kitts And Nevis Vows To Clamp Down On Human Smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Administration of Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has solemnly promised to clamp down on the trafficking of persons into St. Kitts and Nevis as this is becoming a national security concern with non-nations alighting from boats arriving at the country\u2019s porous borders.<\/p>

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At the recent Prime Minister\u2019s Press Conference with Cabinet Ministers on July 13, the government\u2019s chief legal advisor, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Honourable Garth Lucien Wilkin, said that legislation has been created to deal with this pressing issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to deal with the smuggling of persons into the Federation. We have created a standalone Anti-Smuggling Bill and amendments to the Immigration Act and the Transnational Crimes Act to address this issue which is becoming heightened and a more frequent national security matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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Smuggling is the\u00a0illegal transportation\u00a0of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are various motivations to smuggle. These include participation in illegal trade, such as the drug trade, illegal weapons trade, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, exotic wildlife trade, art theft, heists, chop shops, illegal immigration or illegal emigration, tax evasion and import restrictions.<\/p>

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The Administration of Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has solemnly promised to clamp down on the trafficking of persons into St. Kitts and Nevis as this is becoming a national security concern with non-nations alighting from boats arriving at the country\u2019s porous borders. 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