Which is the second most profitable business? (The first is the sale of arms.) It is a world of cruelty and degradation beyond words—the sale of human beings, especially of women and children. This has overtaken the profits drug dealers make. The reason is cruel and tragic: Unlike drugs, a human being can be sold over and over again.
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A Night to Remember
It happened one day 2014. We approached a brothel in the red-light area of Kamatipura, Mumbai. Our team included members from the International Justice Organization (IJM), the local police, some social workers and lawyers and a witness. One of our helpers posed as “customer,” started chatting with a minor call, and then called us. We moved in quickly.
We entered the brothel—a dark, filthy, stinking room, with piles of boxes of condoms lying in the corner. The money for the girls was kept hidden elsewhere by the pimp.
After the raid, the police took statements from the minor girls. They were then taken to a shelter home.
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Sr Gracy Rodrigues FDCC
