How to Use human trafficking in a Sentence

human trafficking

noun
  • She was booked for human trafficking.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This means that it can also be used to detect human trafficking.
    — Stephanie Bennett, Fox News, 17 June 2020
  • The judge ordered all six men held without bond on the human trafficking charges.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Ohio is ranked number four in the country for human trafficking.
    — Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Thus far, he has not been charged with human trafficking, just with possession of the firearm as a felon.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Alaska ranks among the worst in the nation for human trafficking.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Owens said much of what’s happening at the border is due to human trafficking.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • This is not the first time Coral Gables will try to tackle human trafficking.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The front line against human trafficking is not a police cruiser on patrol.
    — Andrew Caggiano, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The full scope of human trafficking in India—and around the world—is unclear.
    — Smita Sharma, National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Salazar also said there was evidence of human trafficking and drug crimes.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2021
  • Drug and arms smuggling-as well as human trafficking-will also likely be on the agenda.
    — Michael Sullivan, NPR, 30 May 2026
  • Chavez-Baltazar also faces a charge of human trafficking, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Many are survivors of human trafficking.
    — Maureen Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • The event aims to raise money and awareness of human trafficking and modern day slavery.
    — Brandon Moeller, Houston Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Colorado is among the top ten states in the country for human trafficking and most of the victims here are children.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Pushback came from some parts of the government, as well as from groups fighting human trafficking.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 30 May 2022
  • That deal dropped three charges of human trafficking and five additional counts of pimping from his case.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Our border has become an open door to drugs, guns and human trafficking, all adding to our already high crime problems.
    — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • It is believed not to be a human trafficking incident.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, airlines have trained flight staff to spot and report instances of human trafficking.
    — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The drug dealing, human trafficking, crime, and now squatting in empty houses have gone on long enough.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
  • Finally, a small number are engaged in the drug trade or human trafficking.
    — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • The regime that jails children also profits from drugs, human trafficking, and online scams.
    — Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Attorneys for a teen charged with murder say the boy was a victim of human trafficking at the hands of the man he is accused of killing.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 8 June 2020
  • The pair had been charged with forming a criminal gang and human trafficking, and Andrew has been charged with rape.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Carr said the goal of the operations is to rescue human trafficking victims.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 18 Aug. 2020
  • But she’s stumbled into something even worse, human trafficking.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Some are hoping the measure will unveil new details about the list of people involved with the human trafficking ring.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 July 2025
  • Although at the time police said the spas had all the trappings of human trafficking, no trafficking charges were brought against anyone.
    — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2021

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