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Trafficked high schooler rescued
Taguig City police rescued a minor high school student from a sex trafficking incident during an anti-human trafficking operation on the evening of March 26, 2025.
The operation took place inside a vape shop in Barangay North Signal, Taguig City, leading to the arrest of a 36-year-old suspect, alias Gilbert.
The suspect is accused of violating Republic Act 9208, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, as amended by RA 10364, the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012.
The victim was placed under the care of the city's social welfare personnel.
The operation was initiated after the victim's sister reported an online conversation detailing a transaction involving the minor.
Barangay officials referred the case to the Women and Children Protection Desk on March 20, 2025, which then organized an entrapment operation.
During the entrapment, the suspect allegedly attempted to facilitate the illegal act by introducing a 19-year-old male witness to a woman in exchange for a vape and a wristwatch.
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