>>18379122 Sheriff Grady Judd is briefing the media about a seven-day-long multi-agency undercover operation focused on human trafficking, during which 213 arrests were made of suspects who solicited prostitutes and those who offered to commit prostitution, and other suspects who profited from prostitution. He is joined by detectives and representatives from state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as social service organizations who offered help for human trafficking victims. There were 24 potential victims rescued during this operation, six of whom told detectives they are here in the country illegally from Cuba.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested 213 suspects in an undercover human trafficking operation. The 111 sex workers arrested 24 have been identified as possible human trafficking victims and 14 have been identified as migrants. they were paying off their transportation debt and that they were being smuggled into the U.S. to have sex. Those arrested include a school board member from California and a University of South Florida football player. https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/213-suspects-have-been-arrested-in-an-undercover-human-trafficking-operation
