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The Hawks arrested a 43-year-old woman on Saturday after they received information about the three girls who had allegedly been trafficked from West Africa inside a shopping container a few months ago.

The Hawks arrested a 43-year-old woman on Saturday after they received information about the three girls who had allegedly been trafficked from West Africa inside a shopping container a few months ago.

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A Western Cape woman is accused of human trafficking after three girls were rescued from a residential complex in George.

The Hawks arrested the 43-year-old woman on Saturday after they received information that the three girls had been trafficked in a shipping container from West Africa.

"They were allegedly given fake passports. Information was that the girls were advertised on an escort website and were kept in a residential complex in George," Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi said.

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