A joint effort between 54 police forces across Canada managed to snare dozens of suspects in a nationwide human trafficking investigation. Over a six-day period in October, Operation Northern Spotlight saw almost 400 officers and investigators from the RCMP, FBI and Winnipeg Police Service, among others, investigated people accused of forcing mainly young women into the sex trade. In Winnipeg, members of the Counter Exploitation and Missing Persons units arrested five suspects in particular for Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration. Police interviewed 379 people during the investigation, and worked with community organizations in touch with people in the sex trade. The recent round of arrests was part of the fifth installment of Operation Northern Spotlight, police said.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2016 23:15 UTC