by Thomson Reuters, www.cbc.ca
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped eight girls from a village near one of their strongholds in northeastern Nigeria overnight, police and residents said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, opened a panel discussion on human trafficking Friday by telling the audience that it’s the fastest-growing category of organized crime.
Read MoreBy Rebecca Woolington, www.oregonlive.com
Authorities have received many tips from the public in an effort to find Adrian Brown, a missing Aloha teenager, feared to be a victim of human trafficking.
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Law enforcement officials say a possible human trafficking victim from Aloha, Ore., could be in the Vancouver area.
Read MoreSara Schilling, www.tri-cityherald.com
The Tri-Cities on Friday became the first community in the state to put in place a protocol for dealing with child victims of commercial sexual exploitation, a form of human trafficking.
Read MoreBy Katherine Hessel, http://www.kvewtv.com
The Tri-Cities made history today by signing the first co-operative protocol to combat sex trafficking of minors in the state of Washington.
Read Moreby Everton Bailey Jr, www.oregonlive.com
A Vancouver tenn told authorities she was prostituted by a young married couple for two months before a police chase and crash in Aloha led to the husband's arrest, court documents say.
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By Amy Frazier, www.koin.com
Local police admitted sex trafficking is a consistent issue in the area but also said investigators are getting better at fighting it.
Read MoreBy Bob Heye, www.katu.com
A car rammed into two police cars before crashing in Aloha on Tuesday afternoon during a chase involving an investigation into the human-trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, police said.
Read MoreBy Erica Nochlin, www.katu.com
Oregon's top prosecutor says there is a key piece missing in our area to help reduce a form of modern day slavery.
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