Paltry numbers convicted of human trafficking despite 1,000 court cases in past decade

Just three people have been convicted in the district courts for human trafficking in the past 10 years, despite more than 1,000 cases before them, new figures have revealed

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021 - 12:54

Daniel McConnell, Political Editor

Just three people have been convicted in the district courts for human trafficking in the past 10 years, despite more than 1,000 cases before them, new figures have revealed.

The number of human trafficking cases going before the courts soared to 149 between January and July 2021, from 17 cases through all of 2010.