Operation Cross Country: FBI Locates 200 Victims of Sex Trafficking, 59 Missing Children, and Arrests 194 Suspects in Nationwide Effort
Federal officials announced on Tuesday that the FBI found 200 victims of sex trafficking and arrested 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking offenses and another 68 suspects of trafficking during a two-week child exploitation operation in July, known as “Operation Cross County.”
Over the two-week operation in July, the FBI and its partners identified 59 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses. They also located 59 actively missing children.
“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 statement.
He applauded the significant efforts of the FBI and its partners in locating actively missing children and arresting those accountable for such heinous crimes.
