* West Virginia - Charleston event advises truckers to look out for human trafficking
-- Truckers have a big role to play in preventing human trafficking. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office held an event at the NiSource Auditorium in Charleston Tuesday to unite trucking industry leaders and law enforcement in the fight against trafficking and adult and child sex exploitation... A pamphlet was distributed outlining several tips and signs of possible human trafficking at truck stops. Crawford said that truck stops are often the hotspots for illicit activity... “If you look historically there’s been some previous cases in the state of West Virginia,” he said. “What we’re seeing is that that’s where a lot of these cases originate now is out of the trucking industry and out of truck stops” ... Crawford explained that West Virginia is prone to trafficking crimes, mainly because of the fact that three major interstates run through the state...
(Photo: "Slaves" Driven Through The Streets of Atlanta Highlight Human trafficking) -- Charleston, W. VA, USA - Metro News, by Matt Maccaro - 4 Aug 2915Labels: human trafficking
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