Florida Human Trafficking Bust Leads to 148 Arrests, Seven Victims Recovered

(Worthy Insights) – This week, the sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida revealed that nearly 150 people in the community had been arrested in connection with human trafficking in the past three months. In addition, seven victims had been recovered.

Operation Summer Shield found that women as young as 16 were being trafficked, Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference on Tuesday morning. Five adult women and two underage girls were recovered in the operation. [ Source (Read More…) ]


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