Criminal complaints unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven said the investigation began last year to combat narcoticstrafficking and money-laundering in New London.
"Eliminating narcotics cultivation and traffickingin Afghanistan will require a long-term national and international commitment, " said the State Department.
Mr Bone said that human trafficking ranked alongside narcotics and firearms in the top three most profitable criminal activities, but had neither the same profile or resources to combat it.