Police have arrested a 33-year-old Cuban man as they investigate suspected human trafficking in Bartica, Region Seven.
The Guyana Police Force said ranks acted on information that a Cuban woman was allegedly being held against her will. During an operation on Wednesday, November 4, officers went to a location in Bartica and found 14 Cuban women.
The women were escorted to Georgetown, where officers from the Trafficking in Persons Unit are screening and interviewing them. Representatives from the Ministries of Human Services and Home Affairs are assisting with the process.
The arrested man was taken to Regional Police Division No. 4 ‘A’, where he remains in custody.
Investigations are ongoing.
