27 people arrested for human smuggling in Somalia
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali police have confirmed the arrest of 27 people including two women who linked to human trafficking in Mogadishu.
Speaking to the media, Police spokesman Sadiq Aden Doodishe said the suspects were responsible for trafficking youth out of the country but did not give details about the ring.
"The human trafficking syndicate has been operating the capital for a while, the police officers acting on a tip off, have successfully arrested the operators. Our officers are carrying out investigations into their cases and soon they will be taken to court to face charges,” said Doodishe.
Human Trafficking in the horn of Africa nation is a widespread issue.
With help of international community, Somali government stepped up the fight against human trafficking in both national and regional level.
In September 2019, police in Mogadishu rescued children aged between 7 months and 12 years after bursting a trafficking ring and arrested 11 people among them eight women.
At the time, the police rescued 11 children, aged from 7 months to 12 years old.
Last year, authorities in Puntland said they had rescued over 300 children who had been abducted from their families in the hope of being given rewarding jobs only to end up in the hands of human traffickers who use the children for among others, organ harvesting.
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27 people arrested for human smuggling in Somalia
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali police have confirmed the arrest of 27 people including two women who linked to human trafficking in Mogadishu.