Mississippi’s attorney general announced on Thursday that it carried out a statewide operation in July that resulted in 72 arrests and the rescue of 29 human trafficking victims.
In “Operation Guardian Force,” Attorney General Lynn Finch said in a statement that officials across the state targeted “criminals who traffic people” and took “drugs off the streets.”
The operation took place from July 14 to July 29, according to the office. It included 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials who coordinated arrests, warrants, and victims’ services.
It also included a “sex offender compliance check to locate and identify sex offender registry absconders,” while about two-dozen local offices were involved in the effort, said the attorney general’s office….