India, July 7 -- More than 1000 suspects have been arrested in a coordinated international crackdown on human trafficking.
Operation Global Chain, carried out from June 8 to 12, brought together law enforcement from 59 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe in a targeted effort against trafficking networks involved in sexual exploitation, forced labor and criminality, and coerced begging.
The operation, led by authorities in Austria and Romania and co-coordinated by INTERPOL, Europol, Frontex and Ameripol, resulted in 334 arrests for human trafficking offences and 690 for associated crimes.
The Operation identified more than 2,000 victims across 59 countries, and led to the launch of 465 investigations.
During the five-d...