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MOUNT CLEMENS — Example after example was provided of human trafficking cases in Macomb and Oakland counties.

Youngkin "all for Virginia getting accolades" but says growth is a more important metric for Virginia RICHMOND — Virginia voters and political observers had anticipated a fresh look at the candidates for governor on July 24, in a traditional state bar association debate that had hosted the last nine men elected to the state’s top job. For Glenn Youngkin, a new face for Virginia voters and someone who’s never held public office, the debate presented an opportunity to pitch his pla...

IACAT A total of 282 of the 303 members of the Badjao indigenous people (IPs) who were rescued last Friday, June 4, at the Manila North Harbour Seaport will be sent back to Zamboanga City today, June 6. The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), in a statement, said that 21 of

May 20, 2021 | 11:49 AM DeLand, FL -  In an effort to increase public awareness of human trafficking, the Volusia County Council adopted  Ordinance 2021-16, which applies to adult clubs and massage parlors because of incidents where human trafficking victims were recruited to work as employees or performers. County Councilwoman Heather Post couldn’t agree more on the purpose and need for the ordinance. "This will enable us to get signage out into the community in regards to huma...

San Bernardino County to host human trafficking webinars in January Victorville Daily Press The San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department and the countys Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation will present a series of webinars this month intended to educate the public on child exploitation and human trafficking. Held every Thursday in January, the first webinar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday. The countys Human Trafficking Task force is hosting the event. Human trafficking inclu...

Jan 7, 2021 1:43 PM DeLand, FL - January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. During todays (January 7) Volusia County Council meeting, Chair Jeff Brower read the proclamation, which included the reaffirmation of the Countys strong commitment to social justice and human dignity also urging residents and agencies to recognize their vital roles in ending all forms of modern slavery and lifting up its victims. Christy Gillis, Circuit 7 Community Development Administr...

Participants at the dialogue: “There is a need for justice for abandoned girls” Participants in discussions surrounding findings in the research of the Platform for Dialogue and Peace (P4DP) have called for actions to end social stress and constraints women and girls are undergoing that help to expose them to prostitution and sexual abuse. At the end of a four-day validation of the group’s Gender Based Violence research findings with the Audio Visual Documentation, the women called  for ...

$30 Million in Drugs, Cash, and Guns Seized in Victoria Three men have been arrested, officials said More than 12 kilograms of high-concentrated fentanyl—enough to supply an estimated 3,965,000 lethal doses—were seized alongside other illegal drugs, firearms, and cash by police and special enforcement units in British Columbia.  Known as Project Juliet, the joint operation between Victoria Police Department’s (VicPD) Strike Force and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CF...

  VICTORIA -- Three men have been arrested and a massive amount of illegal drugs, including highly concentrated fentanyl, were seized alongside 20 firearms following a joint investigation by Victoria Police and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC). The drugs seized have an estimated value of $30 million, according to VicPD, and the more than 12 kilograms of fentanyl recovered is enough to cause approximately 3,975,000 lethal doses. The drugs and firearms were disco...