Police bust two human trafficking operations
Updated: Wed Dec. 02 2009 12:33:07
ctvcalgary.ca
Charges have been laid in two cases involving human trafficking.
Police say the two Calgary area cases are unrelated.
The first incident involves bawdy houses in Calgary.
Linh Quy To, 52, has been charged after several months of investigation.
Police say in September they identified a female suspect advertising erotic services by young Asian women on a free online ad service.
Police say while working at her salon, Alternative Hair Design at 4105 4 Street N.W., the suspect was heard on the phone offering up prostitution services by young women.
Undercover officers say they were also offered the chance to purchase two young Asian women. A negotiation took place and the two women, both originally from China, were sold to officers for $4,000 each.
Police say the age of the women sold were 25 and 41.
The second incident involves luring young women to Calgary from other areas in Canada.
On Monday, November 23rd police found three young women in a northwest hotel room.
Police believe the victims had been convinced online, using social networking sites, to come to Calgary to pursue modeling careers.
Codie Toby Cardinal, 38, has been charged with several offences including trafficking in persons and living on the avails of a prostitute under the age of 18. Cardinal is also goes by the firs name Brooklyn.