US EditionPolice rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast
- Police have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast, according to Interpol.
- Victims paid up to $9,000 to traffickers who coerced them into labor and scams.
- Raids began in February through a joint operation involving police from Ivory Coast and Ghana, with cooperation from Interpol.
- Youssouf Kouyate, director general of the Ivory Coast National Police, praised the cooperation with Ghanaian police and the courage of the victims.
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Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast
The international police agency Interpol says that police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast that lured people into paying fees and providing coerced labor by promising them jobs in Canada.
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The International Police Agency, Interpol, in collaboration with Ghana and its neighboring country, Côte d’Ivoire, has dismantled a human trafficking ring targeting vulnerable individuals through a joint operation. A total of 33 victims, lured through deceptive means, have since been rescued. They hail from various countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Ghana. The suspects’ modus operandi involved targeting unsuspecting victims and…
Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast » Africa Global Village
Victims paid as much as $9,000 to supposed recruiters who instead trafficked them to the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, where they were held under physical and psychological coercion, the agency said in a statement.Sourced from Africanews The post Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast appeared first on Africa Global Village.
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