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Steven Blaney and Human Trafficking

human trafficking: The Domotor-Kolompar criminal organization brought as many as 19 victims from Hungary to the Hamilton area, forced them to work against their will from dawn to dusk, held them in basements and fed them food scraps. 'We are sending a clear signal that there is no room in Canada for those who are committing the heinous and despicable crime of human trafficking.' Steven Blaney, public safety minister , according to CBC. "We are sending a clear signal that there is no room in Canada for those who are committing the heinous and despicable crime of human trafficking." Hamilton human trafficking kingpin sentenced to 9 years Hamilton human-trafficking investigators arrest 3 Twenty members of what has been called the largest human trafficking ring in Canadian history are being sent back to Hungary, after the minister of public safety announced Tuesday in Hamilton the deportation of all but two convicted in the case. "These individuals were part of the extended Domotor-Kolompar criminal ring, and were convicted under the Criminal Code of Canada of one of the most despicable crimes human trafficking," said Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney at Tuesday morning deportation announcement. "This flagrant abuse of persons in our immigration system demanded a strong response." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.