human trafficking

The arrest of 19 Mexican citizens in Montana has led to charges against four of them for allegedly smuggling people into the United States from Canada.

The Missoula Indian Health Center found out late last week that they were awarded a highly sought-after federal grant to help fight 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.