Category: Law enforcement

HOUSTON: 24-y/o Man Faces Minimum 10 Years in Prison for Prostituting 15-y/o Girl

September 23, 2013

From The Associated Press on August 28, 2013— “A federal grand jury in Houston has indicted a man for sex trafficking in a case involving a 15-year-old girl who prosecutors say was forced into prostitution. Twenty-four-year-old Alexander Joseph Johnson of Houston remains in federal custody following his arrest Aug. 6. Authorities say the teenager was … More HOUSTON: 24-y/o Man Faces Minimum 10 Years in Prison for Prostituting 15-y/o Girl

NEPAL: Central Investigation Bureau Busts Four Agents for Trafficking Girls as Bar Dancers to Gulf Countries

September 22, 2013

Originally published on September 16, 2013, for The Himalayan Times— “In a major police crackdown against human trafficking done under the pretext of employment overseas, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has apprehended four notorious agents of a girls trafficking racket operating from Nepal. Acting on a tip off, the CIB arrested Gyan … More NEPAL: Central Investigation Bureau Busts Four Agents for Trafficking Girls as Bar Dancers to Gulf Countries

Myanmar Pledges to Tackle Human Trafficking Through International Collaboration

September 22, 2013

Reported by Myint Oo, Nay Thway and Kyaw Thu for RFA’s Myanmar Service. Translated by Khet Mar. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. Published on September 17, 2013— “Myanmar has vowed to step up its battle against human trafficking by doing more to check the problem at home and collaborating in preventive efforts with the … More Myanmar Pledges to Tackle Human Trafficking Through International Collaboration

URUGUAY: Criminal Human Traffickin Ring Dismantled

September 20, 2013

By Eduardo Szklarz for Infosurhoy.com on September 9, 2013— “Uruguayan authorities dismantled a criminal ring that smuggled Chinese migrants from Uruguay to Argentina, uncovering what could be a new international human-trafficking route. Thirty-six suspects were arrested and 18 were indicted as a result of the two-year-long Mandarín Operation, which was led by Uruguay’s Special Crimes … More URUGUAY: Criminal Human Traffickin Ring Dismantled

Glasgow 2014 Could Lead to an Influx of Victims of Human Trafficking

September 17, 2013

By DailyRecord.co.uk on September 12, 2013— “Anti-trafficking co-ordinator Myria Vassiliadou has told MSPs they must make victims who are smuggled into this country for sex a priority. Eastern European prostitutes in an Israeli brothel MSPs fear that next year’s Commonwealth Games could lead to an influx of victims of human trafficking to Scotland, the European Commission’s … More Glasgow 2014 Could Lead to an Influx of Victims of Human Trafficking

Undercover Prostitution Sting Nets 42 Arrests at Northeast Oklahoma Casinos

September 17, 2013

By Sheila Stogsdill on September 16, 2013— “Authorities arrested 42 people in a four-day undercover prostitution sting conducted by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Control, spokesman Mark Woodward said Monday. Ashley Romine, 26, of Ormond Beach, Fla. Image via Tulsa World The bureau’s human trafficking unit — with assistance from several law … More Undercover Prostitution Sting Nets 42 Arrests at Northeast Oklahoma Casinos

NEW DELHI: Four Men Convicted in Rape Case That Transfixed India

September 10, 2013

By Ellen Barry on September 10, 2013— “Four men were convicted of all charges Tuesday in the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman who was attacked when she boarded a bus in New Delhi last December, bringing a bitter close to a case that tore open the subject of sexual violence in this rapidly … More NEW DELHI: Four Men Convicted in Rape Case That Transfixed India

DETROIT: Child Sex Trafficking Bust Rescues 10 Youths, Arrests 18 Pimps

September 9, 2013

By Tresa Baldas on July 30, 2013 for the Detroit Free Press— “A beaten teenage girl, held against her will in a hotel room. Two prostituted teens, rescued from a home. A fourth child caught in an undercover sex sting. The troubling details are part of the latest federal crackdown on child prostitution, which over … More DETROIT: Child Sex Trafficking Bust Rescues 10 Youths, Arrests 18 Pimps

SAN FRANCISCO: Police Arrest Oakland Woman for Pimping

August 30, 2013

On August 20, 2013, by Daily Journal staff report “South San Francisco police arrested an Oakland woman Sunday for pimping after conducting a sting operation at a local hotel. Police made a “date” with an escort who was soliciting for prostitution on a website and were directed by the escort to a hotel on Mitchell … More SAN FRANCISCO: Police Arrest Oakland Woman for Pimping

BULGARIA: Border Police Bust Criminal Group for Human Trafficking

August 23, 2013

On August 8, 2013, from FOCUS News Agency— “Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate of Border Police has busted a criminal group for human trafficking, announced the border police. In an operation the border police identified and detained a criminal group of five people who tried to organize a channel for illegal transfer of foreign citizens from Bulgaria … More BULGARIA: Border Police Bust Criminal Group for Human Trafficking