As World Cup visitors arrive in the Seattle area, Port of Seattle Commissioner Sam Cho is warning that human trafficking is a local problem, often hidden in plain sight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
On “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, Cho said his passion for the issue began after a 2017 Bellevue sting where the victims were South Korean women.
“For me, as a son of immigrants from Korea, that hit me a little bit,” he said. “I remember thinking to myself, if I ever find myself in a position of power and influence, this is one of the things I’m going to work on.”…