Colombia Tourist Flagship Targets Child-Sex 'Pirates'

Authorities in Colombia have pledged to work with businesses,  tourist agencies and advocacy groups in a bid to combat the sexual exploitation of children in the tourist hotspot of Cartagena. At an anti-human trafficking event in the port city on Monday, the country's inspector general, Fernando Carrillo, said organized crime gangs were responsible for pimping and selling children into the sex trade, and to tourists in particular. "It is no secret to anyone that cruise...

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