As US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues its Operation Charlotte’s Web targeting criminal aliens across North Carolina this week, the effort is also casting a spotlight on human-trafficking cases.
The state is ranked ninth in the country for human trafficking, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Their data shows that in 2024, 301 cases of human trafficking involving 580 victims were identified by the state, with 211 adults and 73 minors. Of those, 214 were female, 63 were male, and four were described as gender minorities.
The hotline stressed that the numbers were not cumulative, as one case could involve multiple victims and survivors…