Suffolk County, with a population larger than Manhattan, is also one of the worst in the country for human trafficking.
Suffolk County , with a population larger than Manhattan, is the 4th largest county in New York state, but it's also got a large problem - one of the worst in the country for human trafficking .
With pictures posted of at least 21 children from Suffolk now missing, county leaders united on Thursday to announce how they hope to get rid of what's called the "silo effect" - when different arms of government don't work hard enough to collaborate.
So far, at least 9 people are facing criminal charges, highlighting the importance of flagging the problem early. From the county jail, which has the first sex trafficking unit in the nation...
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