High Commission envoy in Washington DC accused of exploitation, abuse Traffics housemaid to US, refuses to pay wages Offer for lucrative jobs most common trick Human trafficking, a sophisticated phenomenon that is barely understood the world over, is fast degenerating into a national security threat in Botswana, with criminals or cartels targeting unsuspecting gullible locals. As some light is shed on the strategies and trickery used by traffickers, more survivors of this inhumane act are coming out to tell their stories. It is happening on our shores! Parliament is currently discussing amendments to the Anti-Human Trafficking Act, brought by Minister of Defense, Justice and Security -Shaw Kgathi says the Amendment Bill seeks to close gaps in the current statute. American dream One such heartbreaking story is that of 50 year old Mosadinyana Montsho of Serowe, who was tricked into travelling to the United States of America (USA) where she was promised lucrative employment by a high ranking government official (names withheld). But upon arrival in The Land of the Free, Montsho's dream was quickly extinguished when she was turned into House Help, working under deplorable slave conditions that included withholding part of what was her remuneration. She had been duped!…