N.B. news: Woman arrested for alleged human trafficking [Video]

New Brunswick RCMP says officers rescued three people from alleged human trafficking in Moncton, arresting an 18-year-old woman in the process.

According to an RCMP news release, officers performed a wellbeing check on a young female at a Ward Street residence on April 12. They determined the female was reported missing from Ontario and was a victim of human trafficking.

Officers attended a Dieppe residence and found another young female who was reported missing from Ontario on April 16. They also found an adult woman from Quebec who was allegedly a victim of human trafficking.

Police say Saphira Bastien was arrested at the scene. She was charged with:

• two counts of exercising control over the movements of a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of facilitating their exploitation
• advertising an offer to provide sexual services
• making child pornography

Bastien was remanded into custody and will have a bail hearing on Friday.

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