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12-03 NYC. Incredible Afternoon of Lynn’s Warriors Supporting Survivors at Paint Me Bear in Soho
Our Lynn’s Warriors goals are preventative education about slavery – human trafficking – and supporting survivors of all forms of sexual exploitation – by providing necessities and…community. We show them that they are not alone. #communitycreateschange
12-02 Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl
The cartel recruiter slipped onto campus disguised as a janitor and then zeroed in on his target: a sophomore chemistry student.
The recruiter explained that the cartel was staffing up for a project, and that he’d heard good things about the young man.
“‘You’re good at what you do,’” the student recalled the recruiter saying. “‘You decide if you’re interested.’”
In their quest to build fentanyl empires, Mexican criminal groups are turning to an unusual talent pool: not hit men or corrupt police officers, but chemistry students studying at Mexican universities.
People who make fentanyl in cartel labs, who are called cooks, told The New York Times that they needed workers with advanced knowledge of chemistry to help make the drug stronger and “get more people hooked,” as one cook put it.
The cartels also have a more ambitious goal: to synthesize the chemical compounds, known as precursors, that are essential to making fentanyl, freeing them from having to import those raw materials from China.
If they succeed, U.S. officials say, it would mark a terrifying new phase in the fentanyl crisis, in which Mexican cartels have more control than ever over one of the deadliest drugs in recent history.
“It would make us the kings of Mexico,” said one chemistry student who has been cooking fentanyl for six months.
12-01 Just One Person Can Help Find A Missing Child. Join Us. #BeAWarrior Here’s How.
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A missing child is every parent’s worst nightmare. In 1981, that nightmare became a reality for John and Reve Walsh when their 6-year-old son, Adam Walsh, went missing in Florida.
At the time of Adam’s disappearance, a system for finding missing children didn’t exist in the US. Authorities were slow to respond and without a process to gather tips or information from someone who might have unknowingly witnessed Adam’s abduction. It was as if Adam had vanished without a trace. Sadly, Adam’s body was recovered two weeks after his disappearance.
11-30 Sound the Alarm! 15 Arrested in Autauga County, Alabama Child Sex Trafficking Operation
A total of 15 people are under arrest and charged after Autauga County authorities say they conducted a child sex trafficking operation.
Autauga County Chief Deputy Tom Allen said the sheriff’s office, with help from the Prattville Police Department, 19th Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Montgomery Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service and Covenant Rescue Group, conducted the operation from Nov. 21-22.
“Our goal was to catch and arrest child sex predators. We were successful in catching several individuals coming to our county to have sex with whom they believed to be a minor,” Allen said.
14 of the 15 are charged with first-degree human trafficking, traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, and electronic solicitation of a child, according to the Autauga County district attorney’s office. The 15th suspect, Austin Gill, is only charged with traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act.
11-29 Australia Passes First World Law to Ban “Social Media” for 16-Year-Olds & Under
A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law.
The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts.
The Senate passed the bill on Thursday 34 votes to 19. The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the legislation by 102 votes to 13.
The House on Friday endorsed opposition amendments made in the Senate, making the bill law.