said Joy Smith, former Conservative MP and founder of Joy Smith Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on combating human trafficking. (Tyson Koschik/CBC News)12 human trafficking investigations in 2018Winnipeg police wouldn't talk about this specific case, but said that so far in 2018, officers have investigated 12 cases of human trafficking for sexual exploitation. "We have had a lot of success recently in rescuing victims of sexual exploitation and making sure they get out of that high-risk environment." In April, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation shut down the website backpage.com, but it didn't do much to eliminate sex trafficking. However, McDougall said police have had some success getting websites to remove ads featuring victims of human trafficking.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2018 09:56 UTC