In a huge Kansas City human trafficking bust, 81 people have been arrested, and 31 people have been rescued in Kansas City.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a statement about the result of an operation from June 17 to June 26 in Kansas City, Independence, and Wichita. Thirty-one people were rescued, and of that group were 17 adults and 14 children. One of the children was just four years old.
The 81 people involved will be charged with several trafficking-related crimes, including soliciting prostitution, commercial sex trafficking, sodomy, narcotics violations, and sex offender registry violations, among other charges, Fox 4 reports.
The results of the trafficking bust were announced by Homeland Security Investigations Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Kansas City, James Wright.
The trafficking operation was a collaborative effort between HSI Kansas City along with HSI Wichita, Wichita Police Department, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Highway Patrol, Health and Human Services, United States Marshal’s Service, Platte County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office, and the Hutchinson Police Department.
