“Of the 500 people rescued in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, 236 were children, Interpol reported in an email statement on Thursday. Operation Sparrowhawk or ‘Epervier’ was carried out over five days earlier in November, Interpol police inspector Yoro Traore, said from Mali.”
Source: Africa: Interpol Arrests 40 in Human Trafficking Raids in Africa – allAfrica.com