Major trafficking ring infiltrated in Sudan

Police in Sudan have rescued nearly 100 people, 85 of them minors, after breaking up a human trafficking network in the north-east African country last month, Interpol has revealed. Two men and twelve women were arrested and around $20 000 of suspected ransom money was seized in the operation at several locations in Khartoum as well as at gold mines east of the city. A report on the News24 site notes that the victims, some of whom were as young as 10, were from several African countries including Chad, the DRC, Eritrea and Niger. ‘The diversity of nationalities amongst those rescued shows how human trafficking and people smuggling is a truly transnational problem which requires a coordinated international response,’ said Tim Morris, director of police services for Interpol.