As the World Cup comes to NJ, the world is watching. So are traffickers.

Major international sporting events like the World Cup, coming to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford this summer, create the conditions that traffickers exploit.

By: Special to the New Jersey Monitor

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 577

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Andrew Caggiano

President, New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police

The stadium lights will be blinding; the crowds electric. And somewhere along the New Jersey Turnpike, in a hotel room booked under a fake name, a young person will be dreading a stranger’s knock at the door.

That is not a scare tactic. It is the reality that New Jersey police chiefs are preparing for as the World …

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