{"id":496958,"date":"2026-02-24T19:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496958\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:51:21","slug":"four-arrested-after-alleged-trafficking-of-girls-across-gta-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496958\/","title":{"rendered":"Four arrested after alleged trafficking of girls across GTA, police say\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"423\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Four-arrested-after-alleged-trafficking-of-girls-across-GTA-police-say-696x423.jpg\"   alt=\"Three side-by-side\u00a0headshots of young men against plain backgrounds. Each is facing the camera with a neutral expression. The man on the left has medium-length hair and light facial hair, wearing a red top. The man in the centre has short curly hair and a hoodie. The man on the right has dark hair \u00a0and light facial hair, wearing a dark top.\" title=\"Four arrested after alleged trafficking of girls across GTA, police say\"\/>Mohamad Omar Al-Saleh, 21, from Toronto; Mustafa Abdo, 22, from Toronto; and Yousif Al-Gburi, 20, from Mississauga have been arrested in human trafficking (Source:PRP)<\/p>\n<p>February 23,2026<\/p>\n<p>RED FM News Desk<\/p>\n<p>Peel Regional Police say four individuals have been arrested and charged following an investigation into the alleged trafficking and sexual exploitation of several young girls across the Greater Toronto Area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Investigators with the Vice and Human Trafficking Unit launched the probe in January 2024 after receiving allegations that multiple female victims between the ages of 11 and 14 were being trafficked and exploited in the sex trade. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peelpolice.ca\/\/modules\/news\/index.aspx?newsId=06689883-d97e-4344-9910-570ecaa758ef\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Police allege<\/a> the \u201csuspects used coercion,\u00a0manipulation\u00a0and threats of physical violence to\u00a0maintain\u00a0control and influence over the victims, while financially\u00a0benefiting\u00a0from their exploitation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police have\u00a0identified\u00a0three of the\u00a0suspects\u00a0as Mohamad Omar Al-Saleh, 21, of Toronto; Mustafa Abdo, 22, of Toronto; and Yousif Al-Gburi, 20, of Mississauga. A fourth\u00a0suspect\u00a0is a 15-year-old young person whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0face numerous charges, including trafficking in persons under 18, procuring a person under 18, receiving a material benefit from sexual services provided by a minor, sexual assault, sexual interference, obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18, and exercising control or influence over a person for exploitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say they believe there may be\u00a0additional\u00a0victims and are asking anyone with information to contact the Vice and Human Trafficking Unit at 905-453-2121 ext. 3555. Anonymous tips can also be\u00a0submitted\u00a0through Peel Crime Stoppers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Mohamad Omar Al-Saleh, 21, from Toronto; Mustafa Abdo, 22, from Toronto; and Yousif Al-Gburi,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-496958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}