North Bay a human trafficking 'gateway'

Police often respond to property crimes and apprehend criminals possessing stolen property.
When it comes to human trafficking, however, it is people — often young, female and vulnerable — who are taken and treated as possessions.
“The insidious nature of this criminal activity is that these individuals being trafficked, whether it’s for labour or sexual exploitation, are thought of as property,” said Det.-Sgt. Andrew Taylor of the OPP. “It’s a centuries