Research carried out by End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (Ecpat) has been published revealing in the last two years there were 32 suspected cases of child trafficking in Wales.
But the Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler, who commissioned the study, said the figures were "only the tip of the iceberg".
The report states: "Acceptance that child trafficking can happen in the local area is fundamental to identification.
"In some areas this may require a shift in thinking from a culture of disbelief to a position where it is fully accepted that child trafficking does take place locally."
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