Burke: Forced prostitution, labor still a problem
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October 27, 2010 4:10 PM
BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER

Human trafficking may seem like a remote threat in Arizona, but one official says it happens more often than one thinks.

Dennis Burke, U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, said human traffickers are luring young women into prostitution. The traffickers are also bringing people into the country as forced labor, which he described as modern-day slavery.

He explained that human trafficking is different from human smuggling, which is when people pay a “coyoteâ€