San Diego a major target for traffickers

San Diego is a major target for human traffickers and with more than 17,000 women children and men being trafficked into the US every year, the county has received a federal grant of US$450,000 to help to deal with the problem. Situated directly on the border with Mexico, the city is a destination for women who are trafficked and sold into sex slavery. There are also many men who are trafficked into forced labour in the country. The victims are not only from Mexico, but also other countries in South America. Traffickers also use Mexico as a stopping off point for women from as far away as Russia. The San Diego county Sheriff’s department launched a training session yesterday for police officers, teaching them to recognise the signs that someone had been trafficked.
For a document by Professor Donna M Hughes on recognising the signs that someone has been trafficked, click here.