International trafficking rack dismantled, Ugandan national arrested, two people rescued

PANAJI

Mandrem police cracked down on a major international sex trafficking operation, as part of a joint operation with the NGO Anyay Rahit Zindagi. The raid team arrested ringleader Jojo Nakintu, a Ugandan national, and uncovered a systematic operation in which economically weak Ugandan single mothers were on the traffickers' target list. Two victims were rescued.

Superintendent of Police (North) Akshat Kaushal said the modus operandi involved false promises of employment in Goa's restaurants and cafes. “However, once they were trafficked to India, the defendants forced these vulnerable victims into prostitution. They were threatened, their passports and visas seized to trap them,” he added.

This complex network, orchestrated by trafficker Nakintu, 31, operated both online through escort sites and offline, with agents stationed on beaches and roadsides in Arambol.

The investigation gained momentum when a victim approached the embassy for help.

“With the support of the embassy, ​​Goa police, including Mandrem Police Inspector and NGO ARZ, rescued two victims and arrested Nakintu during the crackdown,” the SP said.

Nakintu is charged under sections 370 (trafficking) IPC and sections 4, 5 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.