A national report is finding Belleville is a major hub and departing point for sex trafficking and human trafficking.
The 30-page investigative report from the Thomson Reuters news agency and the Globe and Mail looked into the connection between human and sex trafficking with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Through that, they found the province of Ontario as one of the areas victims originate from and a main source to western provinces such as Alberta.
A Belleville to Edmonton route was cited as a key transportation corridor, along with Toronto to Vancouver, Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Alberta and Calgary to Edmonton.
Anyone with information about suspected human trafficking is encouraged to contact the Belleville Police Service or Quinte Crime Stoppers.
Belleville Police has not yet responded to a request for comment.
The full report can be found at this link with a subscription.
