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Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Dubai extradites two men wanted by Interpol to France: UAE's 2025 extraditions to France reach 10
Dubai has extradited two international suspects to France on charges of fraud and drug trafficking, marking the latest step in a series of coordinated international operations aimed at dismantling organised transnational crime networks. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The arrests, carried out after Interpol and Europol red notices were issued, underscore the UAE's increasing role as a key hub in global law enforcement collaboration. International Red Notices Lead to Arrest and Extradition Two individuals, whose identities have not been publicly disclosed, were apprehended in Dubai following international red notices issued by both Interpol and Europol. Dubai Police confirmed the arrests on Friday, stating the men were wanted in France for serious criminal offenses including attempted fraud and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. In an official statement, Dubai Police said: 'Search and investigation teams launched a tracking operation based on red notices. The suspects and their homes were identified and monitored until they were arrested.' The arrests were the result of joint efforts between Dubai Police, the UAE Ministry of Justice's International Cooperation Department, and French judicial authorities. The Ministry of Justice confirmed it had received official arrest warrants and coordinated with Dubai's Public Prosecution to facilitate the extradition. Authorities further revealed that the suspects were not just wanted for isolated offenses but were linked to organised international criminal activity, with connections to murder, money laundering, armed robbery, and crime syndicate leadership. 'These suspects were involved in organised international crimes including murder, money laundering, armed robbery, drug trafficking and crime gang leaders,' the Dubai Police added. Broader Law Enforcement Trend: 10 Extraditions to France in 2025 With this operation, the number of suspects extradited by Dubai Police to France in 2025 has reached 10, according to official figures. These individuals are tied to a wide range of grave offenses including: Premeditated murder Leading organised crime networks Large-scale drug trafficking Armed robbery Financial crimes including money laundering and fraud This increasing number highlights the UAE's proactive stance on transnational crime and the country's tightening cooperation with global law enforcement agencies. Earlier this year, on February 7, the UAE extradited Mehdi Charafa, a French national wanted on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, after the UAE's Federal Supreme Court approved the extradition request from French authorities. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now High-Profile Cases Highlight UAE's Role in Global Policing Dubai has also been instrumental in other high-stakes international handovers this year. On July 17, the UAE extradited Othman El Ballouti, widely known as the 'Cocaine King', to Belgium. El Ballouti, a 38-year-old Belgian-Moroccan, was among Interpol and Europol's most wanted. He is accused of orchestrating massive cocaine shipments into Europe, particularly through the Port of Antwerp, one of Europe's busiest entry points for narcotics. El Ballouti's arrest in Dubai in December 2024 and subsequent extradition followed procedures outlined under the 2021 UAE-Belgium extradition treaty. His case formed part of a wider international anti-narcotics operation involving multiple jurisdictions. Alongside El Ballouti, two other high-profile suspects, Matthias Akyazili and Georgi Faes, were also extradited, marking a significant moment in international anti-narcotics collaboration. A Regional Hub for International Cooperation The International Cooperation Department at the UAE Ministry of Justice has played a central role in processing these extradition requests. As the designated authority for handling such international legal matters, it works closely with domestic agencies like Dubai Police and the Public Prosecution to ensure that extradition proceedings are compliant with both UAE laws and international agreements. The UAE's active response to red notices and arrest warrants, especially in high-profile cases, reflects a broader policy shift toward strengthening international justice systems and reinforcing global security frameworks.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Belgian woman in Madurai to trace roots, suspects adoption racket
1 2 Madurai: Aruna Leruitte, a 33-year-old Belgian national, arrived in Madurai on Wednesday to trace her biological family, nearly three decades after she was adopted from a now-blacklisted agency suspected of child trafficking. Aruna was adopted in 1994 through Malaysian Social Service (MSS), an agency later exposed for fabricating documents and kidnapping children for international adoption. Her adoption papers mention Palayam, a village in Madurai district, as her place of origin. She is now preparing to file a petition in the Madras high court, seeking access to her birth records. "This December, I will complete five years of searching for my mother," said Aruna, who works as a secretary in Belgium. Aruna was raised with love by her adoptive mother, who died of cancer when Aruna was 16. She now lives with her adoptive father and brother, also adopted, from Bengaluru. She said she had constantly faced bullying in Belgium for her dark skin. Her legal counsel, Anjali Pawar of the Adoptee Rights Council, said there are significant inconsistencies in Aruna's records. According to available documents, she was admitted to the MSS Child Care Centre in 1993 as a child born out of wedlock. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indonesia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search Ads Search Now Undo "But the timeline suggests she may have been taken from her family without consent when she was around 1.5 years old," Pawar said. MSS came under scrutiny in 2005 for sending kidnapped children abroad under the guise of legal adoption. "It's still happening in different forms," Pawar said, adding that oversight by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) needs to be decentralised. "After Kolkata, Tamil Nadu has become a major hub for such rackets. These truths surface only when someone goes looking," she added. MSID:: 122885111 413 |
The Hindu
5 days ago
- The Hindu
A Belgian woman's search of her lost roots in India
'I want to tell my children in future about my life story and my journey to the country where my adopted parents raised me with much love and care,' were the words of Aruna Leruitte, aged around 30, adopted by a couple in Belgium in 1994 from an adoption agency. Ms. Leruitte, now a Belgian citizen, has come to India in search of her biological parents. During an interaction with press here on Thursday, Anjali Pawar, Director of Adoptee Rights Council, representing Ms. Leruitte, said to trace origin of Ms. Leruitte, suspected to be a victim of an international adoption racket, they perused her adoption documents and certificates which approved her adoption to a couple in Belgium in around 1994. 'According to official paperwork from her adoption, Ms. Leruitte was born in 1992 and arrived at the Malaysian Social Service institution in 1993. As per the records, her mother's name was Sakunthala and the address was Konar Street, Palayam Village, Madurai,' she added. Though Ms. Pawar's team went in search of her mother or person who could identify Ms. Leruitte's mother in several areas, all their efforts went in vain, as they did not find anyone who could identify either the mother or the child. 'One major reason for that is that the address provided in the adoption documents was not correct. If the child was trafficked from another area or district, and the address was wrongly recorded,' she noted. She said despite extensive efforts, they had been unable to locate the address or verify its existence, which fuelled suspicion about the authenticity of the documents. A major scandal that broke out in 2005 in connection with the Malaysian Social Service compounded their doubts about the illegality of the adoption. 'An investigation into the adoption racket of the Malaysian Social Service revealed that several children sent abroad for adoption through the organisation had been kidnapped. Also, in many cases, the paper works were fabricated to facilitate illegal adoptions,' Ms. Pawar recalled. Further, on reading the inconsistencies in Ms. Leruitte's (then Aruna) records, she suspected that there was a strong possibility that she was one of those kidnapped children, taken from her family with consent, when she was one and a half years old, in 1993. She stressed that a girl's pursuit in search for her parents was not just a historical issue, but a human story of potential loss, identity and reunion. Though it was a tough task for Ms. Leruitte to embark on an emotional journey to find her roots, it was her fundamental right to know her roots and her biological parents, she said. Ms. Leruitte, who works as a secretary in a garage and leads a very ordinary life along with her father and brother, adopted from Bengaluru, said she was desperate to know about her past and where her life began. Ms. Pawar and Bimala Chandrasekar, Director of EKTA Resource Centre for Women, who are into finding the lost family, welcomed any hint or information about the family or the origin of Ms. Leruitee. Also, anyone in search of their children who went missing around 1992 at approximately at the age of one and a half years, could contact them through anjalipawar575@ or 9822206485 and 7639353494. They also said the informants' identity would be kept confidential.
