A Fort Bend County undercover sting operation targeting human trafficking netted 26...
The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office collaborated with the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance and partnering agencies to conduct two operations which resulted in 26 arrests and the rescue of 17 human trafficking victims.Undercover sting operations in Sugar Land and Meadows Place have resulted in 26 arrests and the rescue of 17 sex trafficking victims including one underage girl, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office.
Operation Sapphire in Meadows Place during September was a rescue mission for human trafficking victims. Nine traffickers or “pimps” were arrested. Seventeen victims were rescued; these included 15 adult women, one adult man and one underage girl. "The poster is there to demonstrate that these are real people and this is really happening," said Hanna."We're going to continue to investigate this, and if you engage in this kind of behavior, then your picture may be up on that poster someday. So we're trying to make sure that the community knows that we're aware of what's going on out there and we'd like to stop it.
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