The suspects responded to an advertisement placed on a sex ads website during the operation.
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8:19 pm, Jun. 28, 2021
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Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the two Bemidji men arrested were working under subcontractors on the Line 3 replacement project. Enbridge has confirmed that although two of those arrested were working on the project they were not from Bemidji.
BEMIDJI, Minn. —Six people, including two men from Bemidji, were arrested during a recent human trafficking operation in Beltrami County over the course of two days.
According to a release, investigators with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension-led Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force led the operation in partnership with the Tribes United Against Sex Trafficking (TRUST) Task Force, the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office and the Bemidji Police Department. The operation ran from June 25-26.