Jan
23
2010
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IJM Breaking News Late last Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday morning, IJM Manila’s anti-trafficking team partnered with local authorities to conduct a series of coordinated operations at four targeted establishments operating as fronts for traffickers in Paranaque City, the Philippines. |
Image from one target establishment on the night of the operation. |
The operations conducted simultaneously to avoid a tip-off freed nine victims of sex trafficking and secured the arrest of 10 suspected perpetrators.
Planning the concurrent operations at multiple locations (all bars operating as fronts for trafficking) in the metro Manila area required weeks of investigation and collaboration. The rescued girls are receiving round-the-clock counseling from IJM social workers and will soon be placed in local aftercare homes where they will receive long-term care.
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