Child exploitation drives major increase in number of British slavery cases

Warnings of rising threat after referrals to system for identifying trafficking and slavery victims increase by two-thirdsMore than 5,000 potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery were reported to the authorities last year, the highest number on record. For the first time, British citizens made up the highest number of potential victims, a shift driven by an increase in the use of child drug mules by criminal gangs. Overall, the number of possible child victims grew by two-thirds on 2016. Continue reading…
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