KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (NNN-SUNA) – The Sudanese Police, announced that, 66 hostages, held by human trafficking groups, have been freed.
“Gedaref State Police, managed to free 66 Ethiopian and Sudanese victims, at Al-Quraisha locality, on the Sudanese-Ethiopian border, who have been held by a network active in human trafficking,” said a statement by the Sudanese Police Press Office.
“The operation was carried out, thanks to the readiness and vigilance of the Gadaref police forces, deployed on the border line, to combat crimes of human trafficking, drugs, spread of weapons and smuggling of essential goods,” Sabir Alla Jabo Fadl Al-Sid, Gadaref State Police Director, was quoted in the statement, as saying.
He said, the police ambushed the group and seized a vehicle carrying 64 girls, who are Ethiopian nationals and two Sudanese.
Considered as one of the cross points for human trafficking and illegal immigration, Sudan has recently been witnessing increasing organised groups involved in these activities.
Khartoum says, it is maintaining high-level coordination with some African and European countries, to tackle the problem.– NNN-SUNA
