12 State Investigation Cracks Human Trafficking Ring

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A 12 state law enforcement investigation that included operations in Texas rescued 47 victims of human trafficking, and led to the arrests of more than 100 suspects. Most of the arrests were made in a series of rapid apprehensions Thursday night into Friday morning. The investigation, code named Operation United Front, used undercover officers who arranged to meet potential human trafficking victims, or who posed as victims to identify a buyer or trafficker. The joint effort probe included investigations in Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

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