LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Arkansas law enforcement officials said the crime is happening far more often, and closer to home, than many people realize.
From rural communities to major interstates, human trafficking is occurring across the state, often hidden in plain sight, according to Arkansas State Police.
“When people think of human trafficking, they might picture large cities or scenes from movies, but the reality is much closer to home,” said Sgt. Matthew Foster, the Arkansas State Police human trafficking coordinator and chair of the state’s Human Trafficking Council. “The traffickers want to walk down the grocery aisles. They want to be part of the community. They don’t want to be seen or noticed, and they don’t want their victims to be seen or noticed.”…