Codenamed Halifax: Dozen Arrests and Trafficking Trade

codenamed halifax: At the same time, more than a dozen arrests were made in Belgium and Bulgaria, according to CTV. The operation, codenamed Halifax, revealed further evidence of the booming European human trafficking trade -- a lucrative business that puts scores of desperate people on a path to black market labour and sexual exploitation. Police smashed down doors and swept through five addresses across England earlier this week. The number of people reported to be victims of slavery and human trafficking surged nearly 120 per cent between 2013 and 2016, according to figures released by the U.K. National Crime Agency. That will feed into the wider pan-European investigation, Inspector Andy Ratcliffe said before a raid in Gateshead, U.K. Modified vans seized by authorities show the brutal tactics criminals employ to conceal human cargo. We're targeting the organizers of a people smuggling network, and we are going to be searching for evidence and arresting subjects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.