Friday, August 13, 2021

Ten people facing charges in human trafficking case in southern Alberta

CTV is reporting that "A police investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl in Alberta has resulted in eight arrests and the issuing of warrants for two additional suspects The accused, who all reside in either Lethbridge or Calgary, allegedly arranged to transport the girl to various locations where she was sexually assaulted."

"The human trafficking investigation involved members of the Lethbridge Police Service, Calgary Police Service, RCMP and the ALERT human trafficking counter exploitation unit. According to Lethbridge police, the 10 people accused of trafficking are also believed to have sexually assaulted a second victim — a 13-year-old girl — and there may still be additional victims that have yet to be identified." ACT Alberta

In April ALERT arested a guy from Halifax for human traficking in Edmonton.

Alberta has a human trafficking task force. BC does not.

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