human trafficking

County Sheriff Brian Gootkin spoke recently on the growing epidemic of methamphetamine across the nation and how prevalent the problem is in Gallatin Valley.

Both law enforcement professionals and the general public benefited from a special conference on human trafficking that took place on Wednesday in the University of Montana Center.

When I hear this tunneling story like it can be done overnight, I have to laugh. I’d much rather have them digging or trying to find another way across.

Attorney General Tim Fox said on Monday that Montana is one of the top states in the country for its efforts to prevent child sex trafficking.

On June 15, 23-year-old Jermain Austin Charlo disappeared from the Missoula area and has not been seen since.

In Billings on Friday, over 50 people attended special training from the Montana Department of Justice to help people in the trucking and busing industry help rescue human trafficking victims.

One of the presentations at Thursday’s Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference at the University of Montana was the importance of understanding ‘Trauma Bonding’, from Julie Clark with the Salvation Army in Missoula.

The Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference specifically geared for the public was held in the University Center Theater all day Thursday.

This week law enforcement officers from around the northwest will converge in Missoula for training on how to spot and prevent human trafficking and the community is asked to help too.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox says there has been a marked increase in the number of human trafficking cases in Montana over the past year.