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Police: 14 people found hidden in van in southwest Kansas

Published October 22, 2021 10:28 AM

LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking after investigators found 14 people hidden in a van in southwest Kansas. The Liberal police department said a minivan going through the town on U.S. 54 on Thursday was stopped after an officer “suspected criminal activity.” The release said investigators found 14 people in the van. KAKE-TV reports police said some of the people were stacked on top of each other in the vehicle’s trunk. Police arrested a 23-year-old man on a requested charge of human trafficking. His name was not released.

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