drug trade mean that targeted interception is not a viable alternative; bulk interception is
the only way in which the traffickers can be identified, tracked and disrupted.
Case study A8/13
GCHQ
Action
Human trafficking
In early 2015 GCHQ analysis of secondary data obtained under bulk interception
warrants was able to identify the multiple communications methods used by the principal
member of an organised crime group involved in human trafficking into the UK. GCHQ
was also able to provide information on the individual's movements. This information
enabled law enforcement officers to launch investigations which resulted in the release
of a group of trafficked women from the control of the organised crime group. The
individual was subsequently arrested and is awaiting trial.
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