How does sex trafficking work? How exactly do the traffickers find customers and make money? Why is it so hard for authorities to find them if customers can so easily?
In: Other
Sadly, you have to look at it as a business network. The catch all term “trafficker” is not too useful. There are folks who “source” – ie find the victims/participants (and some of these participants may go into the business knowingly). There are those who specialize in “transportation”. There are probably “brokers” in between. Then there are the people who run the final “retail service” – brothels etc.
Each participant in this network specializes in their area. Eg, the retailer is known by word of mouth or subtle (or not so subtle) advertising. It is not simple to break up a network – if you cut off one link, someone else comes in to replace it. You can hear “busts” of a particular element, say a “transportation” link. But, I suppose the reality is that there are many links active at any time and by their nature, they are going to be hidden from each other as well as the public.
Latest Answers