Uptick in human trafficking and disappearances

[aceninja]

In the midwest alone, there are stories every day of people disappearing in Michigan, Ohio, and surrounding areas.

I am not sure if there is actually an uptick in disappearances or an uptick in reporting of such, however, it is deeply disturbing.

Here is a report of the most recent arrests:

https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/12/46-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting-in-michigan.html

I can't help but to notice, but the overwhelming majoring appear to be black women, children, and teens.

I have my own theories, but I am curious if anyone on this forum can shed any light on this issue.

[Pam]

The tragedy of the whole thing is almost unbearable to think about. Out of curiosity I looked up the stats for missing people in the US alone. There were over 600,000 missing in 2018, with about 450000 under the age of 21. I had to go back and make sure I got the numbers right. That seems insane to me. Obviously some of them have logical explanations but what about the other hundreds of thousands? Something is very wrong with the whole thing. Some of them are definitely being trafficked but I feel like there are even more sinister things happening to some.

[TomKat]

The tragedy of the whole thing is almost unbearable to think about. Out of curiosity I looked up the stats for missing people in the US alone. There were over 600,000 missing in 2018, with about 450000 under the age of 21. I had to go back and make sure I got the numbers right. That seems insane to me. Obviously some of them have logical explanations but what about the other hundreds of thousands? Something is very wrong with the whole thing. Some of them are definitely being trafficked but I feel like there are even more sinister things happening to some.

Wolfen? :-)
Seriously, Strieber's best novel, worth reading.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

There were over 600,000 missing in 2018, with about 450000 under the age of 21. I had to go back and make sure I got the numbers right. That seems insane to me.

Insane indeed. But is that 600,000 still missing, or 600,000 reported missing (assuming most of which were quickly or at least eventually found).

For context 600,000 is, according to 2018 stats from wikipedia, the approximate population of Baltimore.

[WhiteFeather]

This is a only goof, but maybe a piece to the puzzle here, as to why children/people are missing. If I may, Please Be advised, vulgar language is being used.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SSqqkD4m1Do

[bettye198]

I am with you aceninja on this. A very long time ago I read that there was a movement of children and disappearing ppl from the Michigan area in ships/boats across the lake that was nefarious. We can imagine the usury for satanic agenda's, or for other human trafficking agenda's. I also want to comment on a possible reason for tens of thousands disappearing. Does anyone feel there is the possibility of taking people off planet for colonizing elsewhere?:(

[Meryl]

Bettye198, I do feel that people are being taken off-planet, for many reasons. Not provable, of course. Just another crazy idea most people would never want to think about:)

[Bill Ryan]

Bettye198, I do feel that people are being taken off-planet, for many reasons. Not provable, of course. Just another crazy idea most people would never want to think about:)Well, do see this thread! I have to say, it resonated very strongly with me the first time I saw this.


Military source: some humans are being voluntarily relocated to a Pandora-like planet round Alpha Centauri (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?68493-Military-source-some-humans-are-being-voluntarily-relocated-to-a-Pandora-like-planet-round-Alpha-Centauri)

[conk]

My daughter seemed to be over-reacting to the sex trafficking reports, or so I thought until she showed me the statistics. Our state, Alabama, ranks very high in numbers of missing young women. Something about the Interstate 65 corridor. Additional precautions taken. Pepper spray and tasers at the ready.

[Sue (Ayt)]

Out of curiosity, did anyone here ever actually know someone who went missing?
(I never have)

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1212873868123226118

"The US is aging and, as a result, family life is transforming."

or are there other reasons for 1.1 million less children today than just a decade ago...?

[bettye198]

Thank you Bill. I may have missed that since drama took over for last years and now settled where my life will retire. Now I have not a theory but a remembrance of a whistleblower making mention that the POW missing in action troops have also been picked up for colonization which would make sense since no one would question unless they are like all of us. I also remember a story, you may recall of a super soldier making claim that he "had memory" of seeing about a million people in that town of Cambodia with ruins, Angkor Wat disappear. I am assuming he was either hypnotized or had a flashback of seeing a portal with these insectoid aliens about the size of a VW bus cleaning up the remains. The whole thing is a vision I care not to revisit but if true, that is one more answer to disappearing people on the planet.

[shaberon]

The original article is about prostitution. Nothing said about anyone missing:


in connection to a human trafficking sweep...The prostitutes, none of whom have so far been identified as human trafficking victims, range in age from 18-20 years old, he said. There were no underage victims identified during this operation.



Of half a million missing people reported each year, Wiki says of NCIC: Of the children under age 18, a total of 4,883 reports were classified as "missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance may not have been voluntary, i.e., abduction or kidnapping" (9,572 under age 21), and an additional 9,617 as "missing under circumstances indicating that his/her physical safety may be in danger" (15,163 under age 21).

Vast majority of the cases are cleared. And even with those statistics, 18-21 is heavily weighted over the younger group.

If not: Third parties are also available in the United States, but can be expensive yielding limited results. These resources are in the form of bounty hunters and private investigators.

I would say I can think of some who have been reported missing, which would make the statistic look big, but cleared. On the other hand, I have never really heard anyone going around looking for their kid. Or any long-term or apparently permanent disappearance of anybody. The closest thing I can even think of is parents keeping their own kids in a closet.

[aceninja]

The original article is about prostitution. Nothing said about anyone missing:


in connection to a human trafficking sweep...The prostitutes, none of whom have so far been identified as human trafficking victims, range in age from 18-20 years old, he said. There were no underage victims identified during this operation.



Of half a million missing people reported each year, Wiki says of NCIC: Of the children under age 18, a total of 4,883 reports were classified as "missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance may not have been voluntary, i.e., abduction or kidnapping" (9,572 under age 21), and an additional 9,617 as "missing under circumstances indicating that his/her physical safety may be in danger" (15,163 under age 21).

Vast majority of the cases are cleared. And even with those statistics, 18-21 is heavily weighted over the younger group.

If not: Third parties are also available in the United States, but can be expensive yielding limited results. These resources are in the form of bounty hunters and private investigators.

I would say I can think of some who have been reported missing, which would make the statistic look big, but cleared. On the other hand, I have never really heard anyone going around looking for their kid. Or any long-term or apparently permanent disappearance of anybody. The closest thing I can even think of is parents keeping their own kids in a closet.

The article posted is just one article about the overarching topic. I am seeing local and regional news every other day of children, women, and teens disappearing. Some are turning up dead. Prostitution is one thing that is happening (Epstein), but there are other things that can be happening as well.

Wow, this article sheds additional light on the issue as well: https://www.wnem.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-human-trafficking-in-michigan/article_9d283575-f6b3-5f4d-b209-1f68770fbfaa.html

[norman]

Man in America Podcast - Trafficking - Becky Rasmussen Interview (https://podbay.fm/p/man-in-america-podcast/e/1666734184)
55 minutes Posted Oct 25, 2022

SHOW NOTES
Interview with Becky Rasmussen, founder of Call to Freedom.

video version:
https://rumble.com/v1pvqi9-trafficking-children-is-this-why-the-dems-want-open-borders-becky-rasmussen.html


https://img.rise.tv/thumbs/7TWfQKsDTkm2flx83Do8QvdAJIhcXhPdYC4qeijS_480.jpg

"there are more slaves in the world now than at any other time in history"



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[Patient]

I know everyone might be thinking about this as well, but I feel it should be added here in a post....

We must consider the amount of deaths from the vaccine that are and will continue to be covered up.

As people who appear completely healthy one day and then instantly die from a heart attack, it is not far fetched to consider that their death is quickly covered up so fast that they appear as a missing person. More hospitals are adding their own crematoriums due to the growing number of still births as well.

Turning this around, traffickers could also take advantage of this type of thinking. IMHO it is not inconceivable to consider that a death certificate could be issued for someone who was actually kidnapped. The claim could be added that the body was cremated immediately due to covid-19 infection.

[pyrangello]

My grandmothers neighbor across the street from her in metro Detroit disappeared when I was a kid 30 years ago. She was married with kids there, cops dug up their backyard with a back hoe , nothing , her car was found at the mall 4 miles away , last time she was seen. Never did find her. Another guy I know 2 years ago disappeared, although his life was rather shady to say the least. Nobody has seen him to this day. Last week on the local news some guy tried to kidnap the same girl twice who is school age. I've told this story before here but 40 years ago my cousin had her 2 little kids playing in the frontyard in florida, it was fenced in , my cousin was doing the dishes with a birdeye view of her kids thru the window, all of a sudden a van pulls up and a guy hops the fence and is going for both of them , my cousin screamed at the top of her lungs and ran outside, guy jumped back over the fence and took off. Anytime I see a kid wandering a store alone or in a vulnerable position I make sure the parents know how reckless of a guardian they are and how fast their kid could have just now been snatched. And I don't hold back.

[norman]

An uptick in news headlines about human trafficking. We've just had an accusation against Madonna about African children, now this, in the UK.

Stagecoach millionaire Dame Ann Gloag, 80, is charged with human trafficking
By GRAHAM GRANT FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL - 20 January 2023

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11659419/Stagecoach-tycoon-Dame-Ann-Gloag-80-four-charged-human-trafficking-offences.html


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/20/20/66801257-11659419-image-a-40_1674245803120.jpg
Dame Ann (pictured) was charged in connection with human trafficking offences after a police interview on Thursday


Read . . . (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11659419/Stagecoach-tycoon-Dame-Ann-Gloag-80-four-charged-human-trafficking-offences.html)

[Huckleberry]

Moving Crews Train to Become Heroes in the War on Human Trafficking

Aneudy Vargas was one of the Good Greek Moving and Storage team members who participated in an inaugural class aimed at combatting human trafficking. Good Greek, in partnership with the leading anti-trafficking organization Place of Hope, is taking a bold step to address this issue. Good Greek’s over 600 truckers and movers are becoming a force to fight human trafficking by learning how to spot the hidden epidemic that often occurs in plain sight.

Through their Superhero Movers Academy in West Palm Beach, these movers are learning not just to uphold high standards on the job, but also to become real-life heroes for those in need.

Human trafficking is a national crisis that has been made worse by border issues, and addressing it requires a vigilant “see something, say something” approach.

“One person recognizing something that looks wrong and calling for help can save someone’s life,” said Jamie Bond Ciancio, a human trafficking expert at Place of Hope.

Though human trafficking is an international problem, it hits close to home as well. Florida ranks third in the nation for human trafficking reports, with Palm Beach County ranking third in the state and Miami topping the list. This makes the involvement of a moving company with a widespread reach particularly significant. They have unprecedented access to truckstops and to the families and communities they serve every day.

"Good Greek moving is in and out of people’s homes, we’re traveling through the country we’re at truck stops and rest areas and quite often these are areas where victims can be trafficked,” explains Spero Georgedakis,the Founder and CEO of Good Greek Moving & Storage. “We need to be vigilant and be able to identify these situations where we can call 911 or the authorities.”

As a former police officer, Spero Georgedakis understands the importance of viewing communities through an educated lens. Recognizing signs of trafficking, though challenging, is crucial. According to Place of Hope, education is the most powerful tool in preventing trafficking. Some signs include branding with tattoos, locks on the outside of internal doors, and windowless bedrooms. In hotels, watch for numerous people entering and exiting a single room.

Data shows 56% of trafficked individuals are U.S. citizens. According to a report by the Florida Department of Children and Families, in 2023 1,627 out of nearly 2,100 reported cases involved children.

“One of the survivors that we work with was trafficked from 11 years old to 26 years old,” Ciancio shares. “If someone would have picked up the phone and called, a teacher, a guidance counselor, someone that had a relationship with her. They could have alerted someone that something just wasn’t right that girl could have been saved from years and years and years of trauma.”

Safety remains paramount. Movers are trained not to attempt rescues themselves. Instead, they are instructed to contact their supervisor or call the police if they observe suspicious circumstances.

The training is just the first step. Good Greek and Place of Hope aim to raise broader awareness about the issue. Plans include wrapping a truck with QR codes for reporting human trafficking and placing billboards across Florida with awareness messages.

Place of Hope calls on other businesses and organizations to join this fight. For more information on recognizing the signs of human trafficking or to get involved, please visit placeofhope.com. If you want to follow Good Greek’s leading example call to report human trafficking at the Florida Hotline at 1-855-FLA-SAFE or CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-458-8477.

https://realclearwire.com/articles/2024/06/18/moving_crews_train_to_become_heroes_in_the_war_on_human_trafficking_1038895.html

[onawah]

BREAKING: Fed. Government Whistleblower Exposes $347M Contract for Transporting Unaccompanied Minors
O’Keefe Media Group
300K subscribers
Oct 22, 2024

""My line in the sand moment was when I found out that GSA had awarded a contract to a company to transport unaccompanied minors,” shared current General Services Administration (GSA) Contract Specialist Clarissa Rippee, revealing shocking details about a $347 million contract awarded to the company responsible for transporting unaccompanied minors across the United States. “It felt like someone kicked me in the gut,” Rippee added.

Rippee, who works inside the General Services Administration (GSA), described the unaccompanied minors as being treated like “commodities... like potato chips on a truck.” The contract, which she highlights as an enormous "big money business," involves moving children, often separated from their families, under inhumane conditions.

"Once you know, you cannot unknow," Rippee stated, saying that the horrifying conditions she witnessed inspired her to speak out: “It’s about the children, and it’s my duty now to speak up.”

Rippee also noted the troubling normalization of such activities within the government, saying, “It’s just an accepted part of the bureaucracy. But the reality is, this is exploitation, and it has to stop.” Rippee’s revelations come on the heels of Border Patrol Agent Zachary Apotheker blowing the whistle on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the film “Line in the Sand.” "

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Line in the Sand (2024) - Official Trailer | James O’Keefe, Debut Film
O’Keefe Media Group
300K subscribers
Sep 24, 2024

"Undercover journalist James O'Keefe goes to the front lines of the migrant industrial complex using hidden cameras and raw testimonials. O'Keefe reveals the shocking reality of the U.S. border crisis like never before: Mexican freight trains, cartel tunnels, and U.S. funded child detention camps. Watch this gripping exposé of a corrupted system that demands change.
"Line in the Sand" premieres October 10th, exclusively on the Tucker Carlson Network.
Visit: https://tuckercarlson.com/lineinthesand. "

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[grapevine]

Michael Jeffries, ex CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmYgmagq7Ic
A grand jury in New York indicted Michael Jeffries, 80, his long-term romantic partner, and a “middle man” with sex trafficking and interstate prostitution. The indictment named fifteen John Does who say they were assaulted while Jeffries served as the head of clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber analyzes the explosive announcement with former prosecutor Neama Rahmani.

[onawah]

Biden-Harris Traffic 325K Kids – Whistleblower Tara Rodas
Judicial Watch
21.3K followers 11/1/24

"Tara Rodas is a Health and Human Services Whistleblower. Rodas was a federal employee for more than 20 years. While serving at the Pomona Fairplex Emergency Intake Site in Pomona, California, Tara volunteered to help place Unaccompanied Children with Sponsors in the United States. Tara saw firsthand how a lack of transparency, oversight, flawed policies, and deficiencies in HHS’ Unaccompanied Children Program resulted in children being placed with suspicious Sponsors and suspected trafficking rings throughout the United States."

FOLLOW Tara Rodas on X: @taraleerodas

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[gini]

SHOCKING REPORT ABOUT AN ESTIMATATED 200000 PEOPLE IN CAPTIVITY!!
'EXPOSING THE SCAM CITIES OF MYANMAR (very intense!) HUMAN TRAFFICKING is horrible in ASIA'.-e7laESM7UXI- -34 MIN-22 Jan 2025
'In this video we expose the scam cities and shocking human trafficking at Thailand-Myanmar border.

We will go to Mae Sot to meet Mechelle from Global Alms foundation, which will explain us all the details about this horrifying business.

By sharing this information, I hope we can help other people not to fall for these scams.

If you want to get in touch with Mechelle and Global Alms

👉 GLOBAL ALMS: https://www.globalalms.com

Thank you for watching 🙏🏻'

[norman]

OPERATION AMBER ALERT > PART 2: GUATEMALA (2025)

https://rumble.com/v6mep7u-operation-amber-alert-part-2-guatemala-2025.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp

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[grapevine]

The Highland Dungeon: Kevin Booth's Reign of Fear
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9dld3jgx8o
A man who abused vulnerable women in an underground chamber at his Highland home has been given the first worldwide travel ban to be imposed by a Scottish court. Kevin Booth, who is in his 60s, carried out "punishment beatings" using whips, canes and riding crops at his Lochdhu Lodge in Altnabreac, a small community in Caithness. A court ruling said he had carried out "a systematic course of conduct of acts of human trafficking and exploitation" over many years. The travel ban, which was approved after Police Scotland raised a civil action, prevents Booth from travelling outside the UK for the next five years. The court heard that Booth filmed his attacks, including one 18-minute video of a terrified woman who tried to escape but was unable to do so.The attack was described as being "nothing other than torture". "

It's astonishing that this man isn't in prison, yet just has a travel ban. wtf?

[grapevine]

'Operation Dragon Eye' saves 60 missing children in Florida, 8 arrested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psRlwILYJH4 (2:14)
The rescue, being hailed as the largest child rescue mission in US history, took place a month ago0.


"Sixty missing children have been rescued in Florida as part of a major crackdown on human trafficking.

The sting operation, called “Dragon Eye,” was led by the U.S. Marshals Office for the Middle District of Florida and took place across several counties in the Tampa Bay area.

The children, aged 9 to 17, were identified as critically missing and at high risk of abuse, exploitation, or violence.

The investigation led to the arrest of eight suspects, according to the Daily Mail, who are now facing serious charges, including human trafficking, child endangerment, drug possession, and interference with custody.

Authorities have not released their identities, but Florida’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has taken over the criminal cases.

“As a father of three young children, this work is deeply personal. If you target children, you are going to prison. End of story,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said regarding the operation.

He emphasized that protecting Florida’s youth is a top priority for his office.

One of the most disturbing details revealed was that some of the rescued girls were found to be pregnant."
Full Story: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/florida-human-trafficking-operation-dragon-eye

And another short clip of what happens next

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUakZVr_y5k

[onawah]

High Wire Episode 438: UNSETTLING SCIENCE
https://info.thehighwire.com/archive/9z4zkd42v8304evh4un3q5a13e1qrp8o1h1tki6pl50_rp22sh2s8im1pr6clie8o7246h2ach2sratbs
8/21/25
(Video at the link)

(Starting at 17:38 into the video here entitled "Unsettling Science": " A new bill in California AB495 could put children directly in harm’s way. Del Bigtree sits down with Amy Bohn, Co-Founder & President of PERK, to expose the risks behind this dangerous legislation."
This bill, if passed, could give child traffickers easy access to school children. )

Then, investigative journalist Jefferey Jaxen reports on a new Illinois law mandating mental health checks for kids, raising alarming questions about privacy, safety, and state overreach.

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The first 17+minutes in the video is Del Bigtree shouting and practically hysterical (with good reason) about The American Academy of Pediatrics’ new “evidence-based immunization schedule” recommends COVID-19 vaccination for all children between 6 and 23 months of age “to help protect against serious illness.”

More in that video, on these subjects:

"Meanwhile, BlackRock’s Larry Fink ascends to co-chair the World Economic Forum, just as governments push even more extreme restrictions in the name of “climate change.”

Finally, Del welcomes Paul Thomas, MD—retired pediatrician and author—who lost his medical license after publishing a pivotal vaxxed vs. unvaxxed study. Now, Dr. Thomas is fighting back, suing the CDC over the safety of its vaccine schedule."