Again its that time folks!

News for Friday the 5th (remember, remember)

1. Del Rio, Texas, USA - ten indicted for human smuggling: https://archive.md/xRbKD
2. Columbus, Georgia, USA - 20 sex offerders arrested: https://archive.md/c8rko
3. Texas border, USA - over 8k criminal arrests since the 28th in operation lonestar & steel curtain: https://archive.md/6g07w
4. Wales, United Kingdom - 3 arrested for forced labor: https://archive.md/2eQSn
5. Benin, Nigeria - 96 humans trafficking victims arrested, 79 arrests: https://archive.md/SfrDq
6. Netherlands - caution again on vigilantism, 4 "pedo hunters" on trial, with prosecution demanding jail time: https://archive.md/QT3yn
7. Libya - 162 repatriated nigerians from Libya on Tuesday: https://archive.md/bLhMf
8. London, Ontario, Canada - 7 victims of sex trafficking identified, 3 arrests so far: https://archive.md/Xivqa
9. Jamuguri, India - 3 traffickers arrested: https://archive.md/YMniQ
10. Bhopa, India - foster parents of a minor arrested for sex trafficking her: https://archive.md/1UmkV
11. Tamil Nadu, India - police arrest prime suspect in organ harvesting & trafficking racket: https://archive.md/Qzy0V
12. Meridian, Mississippi, USA - 4 behind bars, 8 victims offered assistance: https://archive.md/ef3cw
13. Lorain County, Ohio, USA - 54 count indictment from jury for first ever trafficking case in the county, 9 known victims: https://archive.md/H31EE
14. Springfield, Mass., USA - two arrested in child pedo sting op: https://archive.md/eHf4v
15. Kentucky, USA - 16 yr old from North Carolina rescued: https://archive.md/tBfiz
16. Florida, USA - sheriff lambasts Eckerd connects for deplorable foster conditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWantIvIUwM

ICYMI - news from the week

1. Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - An investigation into a Broken Arrow man who allegedly was an administrator for a transnational child exploitation chat group has led to five additional arrests and the recuse of multiple child victims in the U.S. and Europe. Thus far, the FBI and task force partners have arrested six individuals and rescued child victims in Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri and Norway: https://archive.md/UhJDz
2. Dominican Republic - 5 children rescued from sex trafficking gang: https://archive.md/CZHjL
3. Argentina - mutlinational operation between Brazilian, Argentine, and US agents launched 52 raids across Buenos Aries on a child porn distribution ring. 13 arrested, 16 children at risk identified. Loads of added data captured so expect more arrests to come in internationally: https://archive.md/YoQJ9
4. 🚨 Columbia - well, the worst of the worst is coming out now. Columbian media is reporting that a joint op with US forces has arrested a five man gang who sold babies to traffickers in Europe, who then resold them to the mafia who were involved in satanic cult sects. 🚨: https://archive.md/yBg34
5. Spain - a human trafficking group has been tackled, and hard. 15 of 17 suspects currently in custody. 77 migrants were found in a truck, with each having paid thousands to travel from Bosnia to either Italy or Spain: https://archive.md/ZbCwY
6. Flagler County, Florida, USA - two child molesters convicted of separate sex crimes against minors: https://archive.md/3mgzK
7. Veron Parish, Louisiana, USA - 3 arrested for child sex trafficking of a girl from age 8 to 11. More arrests expected: https://archive.md/VOEdt
8. Tennessee, USA - Operation Blackout arrests 22 sex offenders: https://archive.md/MRTZd
9. Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - the Mother and Baby Homes organisation is being investigated by the police for sexual and physical abuse. 6 allegations made since October 6th: https://archive.md/HbCAF
10. Missouri, USA - marshalls report on Halloween compliance checks, quite a few sex offenders arrested: https://archive.md/MoVD8
11. Edinburg, Texas, USA - two child traffickers arrested by border patrol: https://archive.md/k7t5n
12. Woodstock, Georgia, USA - six arrested in undercover child sex sting: https://archive.md/kOK01
13. Polk County, Florida, USA - 16 registered sex offenders arrested during Halloween initiative: https://archive.md/6lYEW
14. Australia - 4 yr old Cleo, abducted from her family, found by police: https://archive.md/tBfYy
15. Billings, Wyoming, USA - 5 people arrested in operation for child sex offenses: https://archive.md/jKkxe
16. North Staffordshire, United Kingdom - 3 raids, 3 arrests, two women now safeguarded: https://archive.md/G75Et
17. Netherlands - 2 traffickers and 3 drivers arrested for human trafficking Syrian migrants: https://archive.md/1fnV0
18. Seattle, Washington, USA - dangers of vigilantism, man arrested for killing daughter's boyfriend after finding out he was sex trafficking her: https://archive.md/RHby2
19. Kissimmee, Florida, USA - man arrested for possession of child exploitation material: https://archive.md/dA4NB
20. Florida, USA - operation Squeaky Wheels nabs 48 sex offenders for non compliance, 78 felony charges and one child from VA rescued: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncZgJLP_NaU
21. Cob County, Georgia, USA - two girls rescued and one suspect shot (and recovering) for child sex trafficking: https://archive.md/JbEcL
22. Laredo, Texas, USA - 4 child predators apprehended in Operation Predator Call: https://archive.md/a2Mq8
23. Billings, Wyoming, USA - another 4 pedos arrested in joint op sting: https://archive.md/vT0E0
24. Calabria, Italy - this one is massive. 'Ndrangehta mafia crime syndicate appears to have been knocked for six. 30,000 sikh indians found working in slave conditions, 355 Manusco family members, the major player in the syndicate, are being tried in "maxi trial" similar to the cosa nostra trials in the 90s: https://archive.md/Sey2W & https://archive.md/7rhlm for details.
25. Houston, Texas, USA - two men plead guilty to sex trafficking a teenage girl: https://archive.md/Wpc5I
26. Nigeria - nurse arrested for selling two babies to "Madam Chibi" : https://archive.md/z0z2Y
27. Turkey - hundreds of asylum seekers rescued at sea: https://archive.md/BbIRi Mississippi, USA - Operation Sweet Tooth nets 4 arrests for child exploitation, with multiple investigations ongoing: https://archive.md/YztYx
28. Cyprus - a manhunt is underway for a human smuggler after 8 others are detained: https://archive.md/tyBeZ
29. Chesterfield, Virginia, USA - 17 men arrested in two day online sting op for soliciting minors for sex: https://archive.md/ZHZM7
30. Nepal - 30 rescued, including minors, from human trafficker by Destiny Rescue team: https://archive.md/Xu3uK
31. Assam, India - 502 victims of human trafficking, including a dozen minors, rescued, 20 traffickers arrested over the course of the year on the rail network: https://archive.md/SQREs
32. Ambala, India - 15 minors rescued, trafficker arrested: https://archive.md/Y6PIC
33. Dhaka, Bangladesh - two trafficking gangs busted, 7 traffickers arrested, 23 women saved: https://archive.md/JJR9t
34. Gibraltar - 5 people arrested for child pornography possession & distribution: https://archive.md/quZBU
35. Belize - two convicted for human trafficking charges including child prostitution: https://archive.md/EoN7U
36. Zambia - 500 illegal migrants detained: https://archive.md/tNWKf
37. Philippines - 22 men arrested for online child sex exploitation in police op: https://archive.md/3zacb
38. Ukraine - reports that nearly 260k Ukrainians have been trafficked since they gained independence. Police now working on 700 open investigations: https://archive.md/YukWl
39. Nigeria - 2 traffickers arrested, 2 victims saved: https://archive.md/ADBt1
40. Nashville, Tennessee, USA - missing east Tennessee girls found in sex trafficking arrest: https://archive.md/j7hfD and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URnBQn4xapw for details.
41. Kenya - 131 illegal Ethiopian migrants arrested at Athi River: https://archive.md/xD6Vy 6 straightforward ways to protect your kids from sex trafficking. The dangers are real, so they need to be aware of them: https://archive.md/IdcP7
42. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 33 sex offenders arrested for non compliance: https://archive.md/M7MPe
43. Caloocan, Philippines - two children rescued from sex trafficking in entrapment operation: https://archive.md/64PP2
44. South Africa - police warn that there is a serious rise in kidnappings across the nation after four brothers are kidnapped: https://archive.md/sYI4B
45. Cucuta, Colombia - three victims of human trafficking rescued, investigations on going for traffickers involved: https://archive.md/B3W6u

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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