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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and woman are facing dozens of charges, including forcible confinement and uttering threats, in connection with a sex trafficking investigation and Toronto police are concerned there may be more victims. On Saturday, police announced that a 51-year-old man and 56-year-old …
Read More »Drug trafficking probe in Thompson leads to charges for Manitoba teen – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 16-year-old is facing drug charges in Thompson, Man., after an ongoing drug trafficking investigation led the RCMP to seize cocaine, cash, and weapons. Police said they searched a Yale Avenue home in the northern Manitoba city on April 24, which led …
Read More »Innisfil woman charged in human trafficking investigation after contacting victims: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size South Simcoe Police have charged an Innisfil woman in connection with a major human trafficking investigation. Police arrested the woman for two counts of obstruction of justice and said one charge related to her contacting several human trafficking victims and witnesses involved …
Read More »Winnipeg police arrest human trafficking suspect after tip from counterparts in Quebec – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A suspect is in custody facing human trafficking charges after he was arrested by Winnipeg police at a short-term rental property on Hargrave Street Thursday. Police said they were tipped off by their counterparts in Quebec that a woman at the suite …
Read More »Man and woman arrested, firearms, narcotics seized after drug trafficking investigation – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and a woman from Toronto are facing a number of charges in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in the city’s east end, according to police. On Jan 4, officers began investigating the suspects who reportedly were trafficking illegal drugs …
Read More »New pilot project coming to Durham Region to educate youth on human trafficking – Durham
A new program is on its way to give youth in Durham Region more resources and education, in the fight against human trafficking in a digital world, geared towards students in grades 7-8. The “TeenIRL (In Real Life) Empowerment and Prevention Program” will be receiving $180,500 over the span of …
Read More »Ontario children’s centre owner, sex offender living there charged with human trafficking
The owner of an Ontario centre that offers services for children with autism, and a convicted sex offender who Ontario Provincial Police said was living at the facility, are both facing human trafficking charges. The news comes days after police issued a rare warning that a sex offender was living …
Read More »Ontario warns parents to avoid centre where police say man convicted of trafficking children lives
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the government statement was sent by Ontario’s Solicitor General’s office. The provincial government is warning parents to avoid an Ontario centre offering services to children with autism after police said a man previously convicted of trafficking children is living at the …
Read More »Man convicted of human trafficking of children is living at Ontario children’s centre: police
A man previously convicted of human trafficking of children is living at an Ontario centre offering services for children with autism, police say, prompting a community safety advisory. Ontario Provincial Police issued the advisory Monday, warning of a sex offender living in Essa Township, which is near Barrie. Lauriston Charles …
Read More »3 Edmonton suspects charged with human trafficking; 2 teens rescued
A friend of a 17-year-old girl from Saskatchewan who ALERT believes was lured to Edmonton to be a sex worker alerted police and helped rescue her, along with a second teen. Three Edmonton suspects are now facing “various human trafficking charges,” according to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. ALERT’s …
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