FBI open trafficking hotline in North Carolina

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a free phone number for people living in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina to call if they see anything they suspect is related to human trafficking. Police suspect that there are hundreds of trafficking victims living in North Carolina, who are forced to work in the fields, in homes and as prostitutes in slave like conditions. The number to ring in North Carolina is 866 252 6850. Local residents are being asked to look out for houses in their area which have an undue amount of security and a steady stream of male visitors. There have been several recent cases where young girls have been trafficked from Mexico into North Carolina. Young runaways from the area have also been forced into prostitution. Many of the girls have been raped by “clients” every 15 to 30 minutes in brothels which look from the outside like suburban homes.