Twenty-eight cases of suspected human trafficking were investigated by the Guyana Police Force from last August to April of this year.
This was disclosed by Minister of Human Service and Social Security (MoHSSS) Dr Vindhya Persaud at Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, after she was asked to provide statistics regarding trafficking in persons (TIP) by Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Natasha Singh-Lewis.
According to Persaud, four suspected cases were recorded in August, two of which were from Region Four and one each from regions Six and Seven. In September and December, one case was recorded in Region Four while in October, four were recorded – two from Region Four, and one each from regions One and Two.