Per the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime of 2000(“The Palermo Protocol”):

‘Trafficking in persons’ shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs;
(b) The consent of a victim of trafficking in persons to the intended exploitation set forth in subparagraph (a) of this article shall be irrelevant where any of the means set forth in subparagraph (a) have been used;
(c) The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation shall be considered ‘trafficking in persons’ even if this does not involve any of the means set forth in subparagraph (a) of this article;

This is the most recent definition of human trafficking in a long line of international conventions that have attempted to suppress and prevent traf...

Costa Rica... A land of beautiful beaches, untouched cloud forests, and home to over 90% of the world's biodiversity. A peaceful land, also known as 'the Switzerland of Latin America' as it abolished its standing army long ago. Costa Ricans, or Ticos as they call themselves, are predominantly white, and very friendly people.

Yes, that's what the Costa Rican tourist office would like you to believe. Now here's the truth.

Ticos are the Argentinians of Central America; they think their poo doesn't stink. They want you to think that they're very white. They claim that the reason they are so much 'lighter' than the rest of Central America is because they did not have so many indigenous people to start with. There are indigenous people in Costa Rica, it's just that they're treated like poo, and there is absolutely no way to go visit them unless you are ready to hike for a few hours.

But that's not the half of Costa Rica's problems.

They're also infamous for their sex trafficking, particularly that of children. Go anywhere in downtown San Jose after dark, and you will be startled by the number of trans sexual prostitutes you will see, and prostitutes in general.

Prostitution isn't limited to San Jose, it's also rampant in Jaco, a popular beach town, and Manuel Antonio, a very popular tourist attraction. The people in the neighboring town of Quepos are some of the most hardened and mean spirited people you will encounter in Costa Rica. I have seen full g...

To partake in the act of smuggling or trafficking narcotics

Most powerful criminal orgnaization in the world, possibly linked to the government of russia. Deals manily in arms trafficking, protection rackets and prostitution. Comprised of many nationalities from russia like russians, armenians, georigans,ukrainians, azeris, chechens, dagestanis, kazakhs, belarussians, tartars etc.
The most bad ass mafia in the world, fuk up soft westerners i.e italian mafia, and beat down on triads and yakhuza. Have connections with LA's crip gangs.

A "hang around" is the first of various levels of membership in the Hells Angels biker gang.

A hang around is described as friendly to the organization but is not an actual member yet. They typically go to parties, buy the t-shirts and try to make contacts within the organization to help boost their membership level. Hang arounds also ride with the group whenever there is a ride but otherwise they don't get involved in the organization; they never hold offices within the group and they typically do not participate in extreme group activities such as retaliation or gun trafficking.

District 6 is a street gang that originated in Portland Maine, and has spread to Topsham, Brunswick, and even Bowdoinham. Their gang colors are red, orange and black. Their symbol or "Tag" is "District 6" written in graffiti like font. Their crimes consistent of drug and arms trafficking, and what they are famous for: Car Boosting/Grand theft auto. They are also heavily into illegal street racing, and chop shops. They are famous for their street tuner cars, usually in one of their three gang colors. They are supposedly affiliated with Bloods and Latin Kings.

The drug trafficking and distribution trade. While it is a general term for the entire industry, it primarily serves as the name for the drug trade in the urban sections of major American cities.