Police take statements in probe of 14 Miles trafficking incident

The police have taken statements from the two women ‒ one a Trinidadian ‒ who were rescued by the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) and the Ministry of Human Services & Social Security last Friday evening from 14 Miles in Region 7 where they were being forced to remain by a shop owner until they paid off increasing debts.

GWMO President Simona Broomes has also given a statement to the police.

Broomes had expressed concern on Sunday that statements had not been taken earlier, pointing out that shop