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1. Introduction The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was introduced in 2000, defining sex and labor trafficking and creating criminal statutes to facilitate investigations, prosecutions, and provide victim services in the United States [1]. Despite the TVPA, most local law enforcement agencies required years to begin investigating street level prostitution and residential brothels as potential…
by Meagan Ellsworth, Staff writer Oct. 14, 2022Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 1:57 p.m. The Beaumont Police Department said it was assisted by Beaumont Code Enforcement, Beaumont Fire Marshal’s Office, Homeland Security and an Anti-Trafficking Specialist with Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation when it conducted a business compliance check and a human trafficking investigation shortly after noon…
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. – A major marijuana bust was made in rural Rogue River last week. The investigation led to the property owners now facing more than $1.2 million in fines. “There’s no cell phone connection and you’re pretty far out there,” Jackson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Aaron Lewis said. JCSO said three neighboring properties…
Sep. 2—A law enforcement team that raided an illegal marijuana grow in the Applegate Valley found an abandoned horse plus evidence that workers there may have been victims of forced labor trafficking, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said. A SWAT unit helped with the raid because of an elevated threat from the operation’s connection to…
IMET Case 22-14567 RURAL JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) SWAT team responded to a black-market cannabis growing and processing facility early Wednesday morning to assist Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) detectives in serving a search warrant. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted due to concerns of forced labor trafficking and substandard living conditions….
For my 55th birthday, I hope you’ll consider contributing as a way to celebrate with me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGhddZm0_h0 Hey everybody!! I want to jump right into this, tell you why I care about human trafficking, and explain why I need your help now more than ever. Children are innocent and vulnerable to being tricked. Adults take…
A Renton spa employee is suspected of holding a woman against her will and forcing her into sex work. She faces two felony charges. RENTON, Wash. — A new effort is aimed at putting a stop to human trafficking in King County. The legislation was recently proposed after a Renton spa employee was arrested and…
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