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Fourteen Cuban women screened in Bartica trafficking probe

By Staff Editor Fri, November 6 2026, 2:08 AM GMT-4

Fourteen Cuban women are being screened in Georgetown and a man is in custody following a police operation on Wednesday in Bartica, Region Seven, as part of an investigation into suspected trafficking in persons.

Police said ranks from Regional Division Seven went to a location in Bartica after receiving information that a Cuban woman was allegedly being held against her will. They found 14 Cuban women there and arrested a 33-year-old Cuban man in connection with the investigation.

The women were taken to Georgetown, where officers of the Trafficking in Persons Unit are screening and interviewing them with assistance from representatives of the Ministries of Human Services and Home Affairs.

Police said the man remains in custody in Regional Division 4 ‘A’ as investigations continue.

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