By JA
Dec 18, 2020
A two-day human trafficking operation, coordinated by the San Diego County Human Trafficking Task Force, freed a 16-year-old girl and 11 women from their captors this week. Deputies arrested five men for suspected prostitution-related violations, and a woman for the trafficking of a minor.
On Monday and Tuesday, Operation Home for the Holidays went into action with detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff s Department working undercover as sex buyers looking for online ads of suspected juveniles. I m proud of the great work being done by the San Diego County Human Trafficking Task Force, Sheriff Bill Gore said. The cooperation between the sheriff s department and our local, state and federal law enforcement partners is sending a clear message that human trafficking will not be tolerated in San Diego County.
16-year-old girl, 11 women recovered in San Diego County human trafficking operation
and last updated 2020-12-18 10:22:44-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 16-year-old girl and 11 women were recovered during a two-day human trafficking operation in San Diego County that also resulted in the arrests of five men and a woman on a variety of charges, authorities announced. Operation Home for the Holidays was conducted Monday and Tuesday and aimed at recovering juvenile victims and involved detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff s Department working undercover as sex buyers looking for online ads of suspected juveniles, according to a statement from the department.
Deputies arrested five men for suspected prostitution-related violations, including one who was in possession of a gun at the time of his arrest. A woman was arrested for trafficking of a minor, the department said. It was unclear if the minor recovered was the one being trafficked by the woman. I m proud of the great work being done by the San Diego County Human Trafficking Task Force, Sheriff Bill Gore said. The cooperation between the sheriff s department and our local, state and federal law enforcement partners is sending a clear message that human trafficking will not be tolerated in San Diego County.