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Important problem with law enforcement and human trafficking. >> regardless of his criminal activities, you would think he would least be concerned about his immigration status. but the fact that he actually showed up i think shows the degree to which traffickers, human traffickers, still operate with total impunity in our society. >> they don't feel that they are going to get in trouble for this. when you feel that you are not going to get in trouble, you're not going to hide it. coming up -- "operation pentameter 2" nets its biggest fish yet. >> police officers, stay where you are. >> in h...

Both for the victim, him or herself, need for her to be stabilized, feel empowered. but also if we have all of these other goals. if you don't have the victim stabilized and empowered, how will that person participate in the investigation and prosecution? >> another continuing focus of "operation pentameter 2" is in devon and cornwall. there, please are eager to apprehend the criminals responsible for trafficking the thai victim, lilly. >> officers ian tomlinson and rob clement, believe that gomart is one of those responsible for her trafficking. >> the information we've had is that two specif...

And financial records. there is clear evidence of shuyu wang's involvement in a large trafficking network. >> the brothel is closed down for the second time. after a six-month investigation, glosershire county police have closed down the operation for good. one of the victims rescued from his brothel is a 15-year-old girl. she tells police she was trafficked from china four months ago. as in all such operations, please will provide counseling. this is a key component in any effort to right the wrongs of human trafficking. >> you can't underestimate the need for victim services at the moment of...

It's other victims. you'll find brothels and victims in every town in england and wales. >> the supply of human trafficking victims is only expanding. >> according to the u.s. state department, the global recession over the last two years has exploded the number of slaves in the world today, exploded the number of people who are trafficked. many of these people want to move from point a to point b, but what they don't sign up for is the slavery that happens at point b. >> please, stay where you are! >> when it was all over "pram pentameter 2" became the biggest crackdown against international ...

>> british police have developed a better understanding of how the network that trafficked the victim known as lilly operates in the uk. >> i'm surprised at how we've managed to unravel it, let me put it that way, because it is frustrating. everybody seems to have about four different names. >> but trafficking is an international crime. and operation pentameter 2 is now traveling from britain to thailand. a major breakthrough by the police has brought one of the investigative teams from devon and cornwall to bangkok. >> we have managed to break up the uk network and the thai police in breaking...