The Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida announced that a weeklong human trafficking operation has resulted in the arrests of 213 individuals and the rescue of 24 victims.
A weeklong undercover human trafficking operation
The bust happened in Polk County beginning Feb. 6 and involved nine other law enforcement agencies, thesaid. Those arrested were charged with a total of 68 felonies and 308 misdemeanors. Of the 213 individuals arrested, 89 suspects were arrested for soliciting a prostitute, officials said. The 24 human trafficking victims were identified from the 111 prostitutes arrested.
Fourteen suspects were suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, with 13 from Cuba and one from Mexico, according to the sheriff’s office. Six of those 14 were later identified as victims of
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