“Nearly 100 law enforcement agencies and service organizations participated in this operation .'
CLEVELAND, Ohio -— A weeklong statewide human trafficking crackdown ended with the arrest of 160 people; including, 149 men who were trying to buy sex, said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.Besides arrests for attempting to buy sex, Yost said others were taken into custody for illegally possessing narcotics and/or firearms and promoting prostitution.
“Law enforcement across Ohio teamed up in a concerted effort to stem the demand that fuels human trafficking,” Yost said. “The success of this operation is measured not only by the number of arrests but also by the resources offered to survivors of human trafficking and the intelligence gathered that will propel long-term investigations forward.”
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