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FBI Warns of Increase in Human Trafficking in U.S.

Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Paul Bernish

Law enforcement officials increasingly are being trained to identify crime situations in which human trafficking victims may be involved. Last week the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a day-long training seminar for local law enforcement in suburban Dayton, Ohio. Attendees were told that although human trafficking is difficult to detect, it appears to be spreading into cities and towns across America — including local neighborhoods in Midwestern cities like Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton.

Read more about this disturbing trend here .

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