Operation Cross Country XII was held over the first two weeks of August and found over 200 victims countrywide, the FBI said.
Dozens of possible victims of human trafficking, including some children, were found in California during a two-week, nationwide FBI operation, the agency said.
Operation Cross Country XII was held over the first two weeks of August and found more than 200 possible victims, the FBI said in a news release. The operation included the participation of local law enforcement and state agencies. “The Justice Department is committed to doing everything in our power to combat the insidious crimes of human trafficking that devastate survivors and their families,” U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in the release.In a 911 call released in late Anne Heche’s car crash, a caller tells the operator he could not save the actor as the fire grew in the Mar Vista home.
The FBI’s Los Angeles Division reported that nine potential human-trafficking victims, including five children, were found, while the San Francisco Division found three adult victims and arrested three trafficking suspects. The San Diego Division found 17 victims, the agency said.Nationwide, 141 adult victims and 84 minor victims were found, and more than 80 trafficking suspects were identified or arrested.
“Human trafficking is among the most heinous crimes the FBI encounters,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in the release. “Unfortunately, such crimes — against both adults and children — are far more common than most people realize.”
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