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6 people arrested after undercover human trafficking operation in West Alabama – WBRC
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6 people arrested after undercover human trafficking operation in West Alabama – WBRC

ByEyes on Trafficking News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force conducted a two-month undercover human trafficking operation that led to the arrest of six men on 12 felony charges. Investigators say the operation targeted predators who use social media apps in attempts to meet minors for sex. Those arrested include: Romel Estuardo Gomez-Cruz, 33,…

"Changing minds on human trafficking," An APR 40th anniversary encore presentation
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"Changing minds on human trafficking," An APR 40th anniversary encore presentation

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Alabama Public Radio is diving into our archives as APR observes forty years on the air. The U.S. State Department recently invited APR to address a delegation from Africa on our fourteen month investigation into human trafficking. The group was part of what’s called the International Visitor Leadership Program. Part of APR’s talk was on…

15-year-old Girl Snatched from Basketball Game and Trafficked to Another State
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15-year-old Girl Snatched from Basketball Game and Trafficked to Another State

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Local and regional IA coalition updates Thanks to hotel employees, missing girl found, and Michigan man charged with trafficking Labor trafficking case exposes farmworker abuses Why the average

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