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Arkansas Raids Uncover PRC-Linked Human Trafficking Ring Spanning Turkey, Mexico, and U.S. Coasts

Arkansas Raids Uncover PRC-Linked Human Trafficking Ring Spanning Turkey, Mexico, and U.S. Coasts

Visa Fraud, PRC Crime Bosses, Latin American Smuggling Routes Align With The Bureau’s Findings

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The Bureau's Sam Cooper explains how an Arkansas arrest sheds light on the international human smuggling networks Chinese criminal orgs use to staff their illicit businesses -- in this case Asian "massage" parlors -- with exploited labor. Maine has seen five PRC prostitution houses raided in the last three years, including one controlled by a Chinese foreign national who has been deported. Those arrested had ties to several other massage parlors that were not raided. -
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The stories began the same way. A video on Chinese social media promised good work in America. One woman drained her savings for a ticket to Turkey, obtained a visa, boarded a cru…


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