TT children trafficked to ISIS

TT children trafficked to ISIS
By Andre Bagoo Tuesday, November 17 2015

A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD boy among children who have reportedly been trafficked out of this country for the purpose of recruitment to ISIS, MPs have been told by the Ministry of National Security’s Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU). The Annual Report 2014 of the CTU, which was tabled in Parliament last Friday by Minister of National Security Edmund Dillon also states that in a separate matter two CTU police officers travelled to Turkey as part of an international operation undertaken to repatriate three persons – including two teenaged girls – who had possibly been trafficked to Syria by their father. The report does not name individuals. In relation to the 12-year-old boy, CTU deputy director Alana Wheeler, tells MPs this matter was one of several operations which the CTU embarked on in “the latter half of 2014”. She said the case involved, “one 12-year old male Trinidad and Tobago national - armed conflict/ ISIS”. No further details are given. In a separate investigation, CTU officials liaised with officials in Turkey and London in relation to a family.

“CTU investigated a report of possible trafficking of a family of five Trinidad and Tobago nationals to Syria by the father,” the deputy director reports. “The investigation led two CTU police officers to travel to Turkey to repatriate three of the family members (one adult female and two teenaged girls).

“The CTU collaborated closely with Trinidad and Tobago’s Consul in Turkey, the High Commission in London, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago.” Wheeler further states, “The investigation revealed that there were indicators of child trafficking by the father to fight with ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria).

Further unconfirmed reports revealed that the father and two of the three boys were killed in Syria.” In terms of the overall functions of the CTU, the report says 35 matters were received and investigated.

Additionally, more than 90 persons were screened for human trafficking indicators, which are the signs that persons may be in a country involuntarily, or under coercion. Six of these were identified as victims of trafficking.

“These included one Trinidad and Tobago national who is a child, who was exploited as a child soldier, three Venezuelan nationals for sexual exploitation, and two Guyanese nationals for labour exploitation,” Wheeler states.

Several joint operations and exercises are listed, including: Operation Soup: This was undertaken with the TT Police Service Western Division. It saw 11 Chinese women, “found working in brothels in Woodbrook”. The report states, “Since the raid, both premises have been abandoned.

One of the women was found to have travelled into Trinidad with a female Chinese national, who had been reported missing since February 2014. The missing girl is still to be found.” Operation Tumini: This involved the Customs and Excise Division; the Labour Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labour and the Coast Guard. It involved three Guyanese nationals on board an oil tanker.

Exercise with Special Branch: Of this exercise, the report states, “One 15-year-old female Dominican Republic national was found in a strip club among other women of the same nationality. CTU investigations revealed that this was not a human trafficking case as there was no evidence of exploitation.” Operation Ruby: The operation involved the Labour Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise; the Inter-Agency Task Force; the National Operations Centre; and the Air Division. Says the report, “13 Guyanese nationals were screened and the business place was found to be in violation of labour laws.” Operation Yuma: Of this operation, Wheeler states, “Three female Venezuelan nationals detained by Immigration Division.

Two were sent to the Immigration Detention Centre by Immigration and one was handed over to CTU.

CTU Investigations later revealed that all three women were victims of trafficking.”

Sickness that preys on the innocent children...the vulnerable, the impressionable, so that they can be brainwashed into believing in hate and intolerance.

I hear that there is a waiting list for virgins now. Too many dead jihadists too soon. Some fellas got duped that it was instant hgratification...but now they may have to re-manufacture some virgins, of at last resort find a man!

Wow, hearing about all these travesties is depressing! Sometimes I wonder if ignorance is bliss or not. Children are our most precious human being to behold, to defile or abuse them, well I just don't think there is a punishment great enough to meet that error. There are many things a 12 year old boys should be doing in his life, being involved in terrorism is not one of them.

They hijack these children childhoods. Warp their outlook on humanity, and teach them hatred and intolerance.
What a shameless lot! Giving little children guns to wreak havoc on humanity for reasons they don't understand, cannot reject, and are bound to follow....all in the name of an all fearing god.