The two-week operation also identified or arrested 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and 68 suspects of trafficking.
The FBI found 200 victims of sex trafficking and more than 125 suspects during a two-week nationwide campaign, federal officialsThe federal agency said it worked with its state and local partners to identify and locate 200 victims of sex trafficking during a nationwide enforcement campaign called "Operation Cross Country."
In addition, the FBI and its partners located 59 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 59 actively missing children during its operation. "Sex traffickers exploit and endanger some of the most vulnerable members of our society and cause their victims unimaginable harm," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a press release.
Law enforcement agencies conducted targeted operations to identify and apprehend offenders, dismantle criminal networks and prevent further harm to victims. The FBI conducted a month-long sex-trafficking sting in 2019 that resulted in the identification of 21 minors, rescue of 82 others and the arrest of 67 suspects.
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