Here’s how many people were arrested on sex trafficking charges ahead of Super Bowl
February 7, 2019 | BPR Wire | Print Article
Law enforcement officers apprehended 169 persons related to sex trafficking activities ahead of Super Bowl LIII, highlighting an issue that experts are calling a “public health issue.â€
More than 25 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as seven non-government organizations cooperated together to apprehend traffickers, according to an FBI announcement Tuesday. Law enforcement made 169 arrests between Jan. 23 and Feb. 2, according to the FBI.
Twenty-six of those arrests were of traffickers and 34 of individuals attempting to engage in sex acts with minors, according to the announcement. Nine adult and nine minor victims of trafficking were saved, according to the report.
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