Joint Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire Interpol operation busts human trafficking ring [Video]

A total of 33 victims, lured through deceptive means, have since been rescued. They hail from various countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Ghana.

The suspects’ modus operandi involved targeting unsuspecting victims and vulnerable individuals by promising them lucrative job offers and travel opportunities in Canada, DW Africa reports.

Additionally, the victims, who are reported to have paid up to $9,000 to their traffickers under the false promise of securing a job in Canada, traveled to meet their recruiters, only to be trafficked into Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire.

The victims are said to have been held captive under ‘physical and psychological coercion’ as well as forcibly made to take pictures of themselves in high end restaurants and hotels.

Once the photos …