Law Enforcement

Law enforcement groups, issues, and resources related to human trafficking.

Freedom from Sex Trafficking
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Freedom from Sex Trafficking

It is that time of year where we fire up the grill, dress in our wildest combos of red, white, and blue, crack a cold drink and enjoy the fireworks shows all in celebration of freedom. For so many of us we will never know a life without this level of freedom. Yes, we may…

Carr: Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Shares Tips to Help Educators Prevent, Report Trafficking
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Carr: Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Shares Tips to Help Educators Prevent, Report Trafficking

JUNE 23, 2022 ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit recently participated in the Georgia School Safety and Homeland Security Conference to share with Georgia’s teachers and public safety personnel important information on how to recognize, prevent, and report trafficking. “Georgia’s teachers are in a unique position to not only recognize the signs…

Sex Trafficking: Myths vs. Facts
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Sex Trafficking: Myths vs. Facts

When you hear the words “sex trafficking” what flashes through your mind? Do you see young children locked in cages? Do you see foreign women tied up with rope? Do you see Liam Neeson coming to the rescue? The types of scenarios you likely just imagined can happen, however, they are rare. It is crucial…

Virginia Gov. Youngkin signs seven preventative human trafficking bills – WFXR
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin signs seven preventative human trafficking bills – WFXR

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed seven bills to combat human trafficking in Virginia on Wednesday. Youngkin signed seven legislative bills with a goal of putting an end to human trafficking and provide support for survivors on Wednesday, June 8. After the signing, Secretary Kay Coles James officiated the swearing-in of the Commission…

2 women charged in MNPD human trafficking operation; 95 ecstasy pills found – WKRN News 2
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2 women charged in MNPD human trafficking operation; 95 ecstasy pills found – WKRN News 2

by: Laura Schweizer Posted: Jun 10, 2022 / 06:30 AM CDT Updated: Jun 10, 2022 / 10:51 AM CDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two female suspects were taken into custody on Thursday during an undercover human trafficking operation in Nashville. Metro police said an undercover officer responded to an erotic ad on an adult escort website. Ruby…

Former Honolulu police (HPD) officer indicted for multiple child sex crimes including trafficking – YouTube Video with KITV4’s Jefferson Tyler
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Former Honolulu police (HPD) officer indicted for multiple child sex crimes including trafficking – YouTube Video with KITV4’s Jefferson Tyler

A former Honolulu Police officer has been indicted on eight counts of child sex crimes, including sex trafficking, the US Department of Homeland Security confirmed.

Despite saving hundreds of sex trafficking victims yearly, Hawaii has few prosecutions
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Despite saving hundreds of sex trafficking victims yearly, Hawaii has few prosecutions

HONOLULU (KITV4) — Hawaii may be paradise to some, but it still has a problem when it comes to sex trafficking. Experts have a hard time pinpointing the exact number of sex trafficking victims in Hawaii, but they do know it is much higher than the number of arrests and convictions for sex traffickers. “Unlike…

Europol sex trafficking probe lands Cypriot farmer in prison, KNEWS
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Europol sex trafficking probe lands Cypriot farmer in prison, KNEWS

An elderly farmer in Cyprus was sentenced to ten years behind bars in a sexual exploitation case, after a joint law enforcement operation with Europol led to the discovery of at least two victims in the island’s agricultural sector. Local media said a 71-year-old Greek Cypriot man from a village in Famagusta district was sentenced…

Homeland Security recovers 70 missing children and human trafficking victims in Texas operation – WCLU
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Homeland Security recovers 70 missing children and human trafficking victims in Texas operation – WCLU

According to a release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a three-week operation in west Texas dubbed “Operation Lost Souls” has led to the recovery of 70 missing children as well as sex trafficking victims. The investigation was conducted by the Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) and ran from the end of April through mid-May…