My apologies to those who follow the daily news blasts for not doing one yesterday, i didn't get home until late last night and passed out about 20 minutes after getting in the door.
Fridays will be still be a round up of the week's activities in full as it has been an effective reporting method for a lot of you.
I'll start with yesterday and todays events as they stand, followed by an ICYMI section with the links from the week that I already shared as part of the daily round ups i have been doing.
And to all of you you who have appreciated these bursts, thank you for the emotional support. I do this because of the children and victims being saved from modern slavery, but knowing people here care makes a huge impact to me keeping it up.
And with that preamble, let's go, shall we?
News for 28th & 29th october
- Tuscon, Arizona, USA - police are seeking info on victims of a sex trafficking ring covering CO, AZ, NM, and TX after rescuing 14 year old girl and arresting two traffickers: https://archive.md/e4mPZ
- Polk County, Florida, USA - 102 arrested in human trafficking sting (Operation "No Tricks, No Treats"), 17 yr old girl rescued: https://archive.md/s5AMe
- United Kingdom - photos are now being released of two Iranian nationals arrested smuggling 250 people into the UK across the channel: https://archive.md/4ccjd
- Columbus, Ohio, USA - a 60 yr old high-school teacher was arrested and charged with compelling prostitution with a minor: https://archive.md/2Zh1N
- Rutland, Vermont, USA - 3 women rescued in group operation lead by Homeland Security: https://archive.md/kpN9e
- Brazil - 3 arrested for child abuse: https://archive.md/AmsnZ
- Jharkhand, India - police freed 4 girls being taken to Delhi, one trafficker arrested (translate article to read it in english): https://archive.md/DCVdH
- Uttar Pradesh, India- Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested four persons from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Station on the information that an international gang is doing human trafficking: https://archive.md/y9x6z
- Hyderabad, India - Two women rescued from human trafficking trade, organiser arrested: https://archive.md/qvwWF
- Puducherry, India - cops rescued several women, including a 17-year-old who was pushed into the flesh trade using spas as a front. Nine people have so far been arrested in the case including the owners of the spas and some customers: https://archive.md/9Xqzc
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA - 🚨 Police on the hunt for John Vincent Watson, armed and dangerous. 🚨 They rescued a 14 yr old girl from three days captivity, arrested two others involved in the crime: https://archive.md/oZTAT
- Malaysia - three traffickers arrested due for extradition to Thailand: https://archive.md/FOXzC
- Hillsborough, Florida, USA - 12 illegal massage parlours busted, 7 suspects arrested in Operation Shared Hope: https://archive.md/B5woP
- Bangkok, Thailand - 10 arrested in the sexual exploitation of 40 women, including minors: https://archive.md/b7Hr1
- OCOTILLO, California, USA - Sureno gang member arrested: https://archive.md/rLCCq
- Imperial, California, USA - two illegal migrant sex offenders arrested: https://archive.md/o4Qsk
- Calexico, California, USA - MS-13 Gang member arrested: https://archive.md/kBtlc
ICYMI - News reported earlier this week
- Peja, Kosovo - 3 men arrested by human trafficking police unit in Kosovo, one victim saved: https://archive.md/FkcHB
- Myanmar - 457 migrant workers arrested in Thai/Myanmar border crackdown. Border patrol issues warning of steep penalties to any state official aiding in trafficking: https://archive.md/UPD4n
- Pokhara, Nepal - Two men arrested one saved (Nepalese article, so you will need to run a translate against it to read i expect): https://archive.md/myiu7
- Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA - four search warrants were initiated on massage parlours, one arrest made so far: https://archive.md/mP4Pm
- Abilene, Texas, USA - 26 arrested for attempting to solicit sex from a minor in police sting: https://archive.md/qOH8j
- Bonus from the above - off the back of the Big County arrests above, a local counsellor is providing advice on how to better protect your kids from these risks: https://archive.md/2XYFZ
- Pocono, Pennsylvania, USA - a priest gets caught by an amateur predator catcher posing as a teenage boy. Priest has been arrested and charged with a number of crimes: https://archive.md/pi4Mx
- Bilbao & Pamplona, Spain - simultaneous raids net 7 human traffickers including the ring's leadership: https://archive.md/AB6Dr
- Netherlands - the hunt for a missing 17 yr old girl continues (no name or township or id amber alert this, and article is in dutch, cant help with that): https://archive.md/8JcVY
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA - operation Party Over nets 6 arrest for human trafficking and prostitution: https://archive.md/Pukop
- Kingston, Jamaica - a "priest" leading a cult practicing human sacrifice dies en route to Kingston in a police car crash. 14 children rescued, 31 women and 11 men in custody: https://archive.md/v6X3d
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 🚨 Police seeking information on the whereabouts of a kidnapper and sex trafficker Reyes Familia 🚨. Familia is a 5'11 hispanic male, approx 235 lbs. Picture in article: https://archive.md/CcGQE
- Italy - Albanian / Italian prostitution ring busted, 11 arrests, most victims were minors: https://archive.md/iUqJZ
- South Korea - 27 arrested for operating 92 prostitution establishments. One of those arrested was a court official in South Korea: https://archive.md/LFKbq
- France (and 4 other countries) : Operation Neptune III leads to the arrest of 29 criminals on terrorism, human trafficking, and crimes against children among other offenses: https://archive.md/2kyTq
- International effort: Destiny rescue manages to save 209 kids from trafficking, recommend you click through to the blog: https://archive.md/Ajbok
- Mubai, India - toddler kidnapped by woman rescued in 12 hrs (they are getting quicker): https://archive.md/MESfV
- Delhi, India - 3 women, 2 girls saved from sex trafficking: https://archive.md/OKchj
- Jaipur, India - 24 child labourers rescued: https://archive.md/F6a7p
- Mubai, India - 5 rescued, including 2 minors, from prostitution ring, 3 arrested (two men, one woman), and as a bonus in the article, another ring was busted saving 2 more women, and netting 2 more arrests: https://archive.md/zneIa
- Mubai, India - in another part of Mumbai (Gorai) another sex racket is busted. Again, 3 women and 2 minors rescued, 3 men arrested: https://archive.md/A9PFc
- Detroit, Michigan, USA - Detroit man charged with sex trafficking. He was also dosing women with crack cocaine and heroin to keep them compliant: https://archive.md/Rq54G
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA - two day trafficking op nets 12 arrests of people seeking sex with minors: https://archive.md/bGR9Q
- Livingston, Louisiana, USA - a senior police officer, who was commanding the swat team, and his wife, a teacher at a high school, have been arrested for child rape, child porn production, and other offenses: https://archive.md/AnvjG
- Red Lake, Minnesota, USA - man pleads guilty to child sex abuses done over several years with a young girl: https://archive.md/XX1J6
- United Kingdom - the Times is reporting how hundreds of child refugees as young as nine have gone missing from care after arriving in Britain from across the Channel : https://archive.md/4EOkJ
- Rutland, Vermont, USA - Police find 3 women behind padlocked apartment door in human trafficking probe in Rutland: https://archive.md/u4MTD
- Durban South Africa - two arrested in kidnapping syndicate, 11 Ethiopian men freed. Bonus report - man on trial for kidnapping 50 Ethiopian men, between 13 and 50 yrs old: https://archive.md/Agkt0
- Durban, South Africa - linked article to the prior story. three arrested (two men, one woman) for forcing 13 yr old girl to marry 60 yr old man: https://archive.md/q0Rbo
- Grants Pass, Oregon, USA - 3 arrested, one victim rescued from massage parlor based prostitution & trafficking scheme: https://archive.md/meKZU
- Ogden, Utah, USA ⚠ AMBER ALERT ⚠ - Police seek information on missing 14 yr old Dejah Parker: https://archive.md/3BkA3
- Buffalo, Minnesota, USA - 33 year old man on trial for filming himself sexually abusing an 18 month old toddler, faces 80 year long sentence if found guilty: https://archive.md/tYAWK
- Ghana - 15 arrested, 369 hostages rescued in QNet affiliate scam. Victims were told to pay between $623 and $ 738 for a job, then held in captivity while they did telemarketing sales by internet and phone: https://archive.md/3JOoG
- Harrisonburg, Virgina, USA - IAIC reports three arrests for child porn possession: https://archive.md/0Kjae
- Philippines - 4 more children rescued from child trafficking ring being run by wanted American pedophile Louie Leland Valdivia (aka "Daddy Louie", @LouieLeland on twitter, "Foreign news correspondent" ) - https://archive.md/SxuSj
- El Paso, Texas, USA - 3.2k migrants found in stash house busts so far this fiscal year: https://archive.md/TpUCh
- Edinburg, Texas, USA - not precisely human trafficking related but still, two MS-13 gang members (wanted for homicide), and an 18th street gang member, arrested in migrant raid: https://archive.md/vRUej
- Lafia, Nigeria - two girls under 4 rescued and reunited with their parents: https://archive.md/VDIri
- Lexington County, South Carolina, USA - 3 arrested, 3 still wanted in online predator operation: https://archive.md/xMYYY
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US contact details
NCMEC Urgent victim help 24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-843-5678
NCMEC Cybertiplines: https://report.cybertip.org/ or https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/cybertipline or call 1-800-THE-LOST
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888-373-7888 or humantraffickinghotline.org
HSI/ICE toll-free hotline: 1-866-DHS-2ICE | Anonymous toll-free ICE Tip Line: (866) 347-2423 Tip Form: https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form#wcm-survey-target-id
United Kingdom contact details
Urgent: 101 or Contact the Modern Slavery Helpline confidentially: 08000 121700 (24/7) https://www.modernslaveryhelpline.org/helplines Children support: 0800 1111 | Adults concerned about a child: 0808 800 5000 | https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ Report CSAM: https://report.iwf.org.uk/en/ | https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ Scotland Police: https://www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/
Interpol, Europol, & EU contact details
Contact Interpol: https://www.interpol.int/Contacts/Contact-INTERPOL https://www.interpol.int/What-you-can-do/If-you-need-help Europol tipline Tel.: +31 70 302 5000 | https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime EU Hotlines: https://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/citizens-corner-national-hotlines/national-hotlines_en
South Africa contact details
South African National Human Trafficking Hotline: 0800222777 | https://0800222777.org.za/
Global contact details
Global: Human Trafficking Hotline Numbers: https://www.abolishion.org/human_trafficking_hotline_numbers Global: List of Emergency Telephone numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers
Is it the "Dear Brandon" one?
I didn't see it...was it listed above?
Oh! You were asking how I learned about the $5000 shoes in Wal-Mart. It's not an ad (why would they do that, lol).
Here, here, and here.
OMG! I only knew about Mayfair...SICK of (((them)))! This is the first I've heard of other retailers doing this.Thanks fren!