N.B. news: Wellbeing check led to human trafficking victims [Video]

The New Brunswick RCMP say a wellbeing check that led to the rescue of three women from alleged human trafficking in Moncton earlier this month was the result of someone following their gut.

Officers performed the wellbeing check on a young woman at a residence on Ward Street on April 12.

Police say they determined the woman was reported missing from Ontario and she was a victim of human trafficking.

Officers attended a Dieppe residence on Gauvin Road and found another young female who was reported missing from Ontario on April 16.

Police say they also found an adult woman from Quebec who was a human trafficking victim.

An 18-year-old woman, Saphira Bastien, was arrested at the scene and is facing charges.

Bastien was remanded into custody and is scheduled for a bail hearing on Friday.

‘They did the right thing’

Insp. Chantal Farrah of the Codiac Regional RCMP is calling it a “major investigation” …