Woman and children are being abducted from their parents by perverts and being `transported across the world. A lot of the abductions are involved with drug cartels and being sold because it's easier to smuggle somebody across the border than to smuggle drugs so it’s easier making the money off of human trafficking then it is selling drugs. Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, being nice , or asking of a person for the …show more content…
Traffickers are estimated to exploit 20.9 million victims, with an estimated 1.5 million victims in North America, the European Union, and other Developed Economies combined. Despite growing awareness about this crime, human trafficking continues to go underreported due to its covert nature, incorrect about its definition, and a lack of awareness about its starting point . As governments, first responders , and researchers learn more about human trafficking, more information is gathered about the scope of human trafficking in the United States and