Richland Hills Officer Rescues 3 Victims Of Human Labor Trafficking, Arrests 2 Suspects
Last Sunday, an observant Richland Hills Police officer rescued three victims of labor trafficking during a routine traffic stop and arrested their traffickers.
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Last Sunday, an observant Richland Hills Police officer rescued three victims of labor trafficking during a routine traffic stop and arrested their traffickers.
Four migrants were children aged 8 to 13, and three others had aggravated felony convictions for rape, drug possession and crimes involving moral turpitude, the U.S. attorney's office said.
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FWISD said Monday, it is partnering with anti-human trafficking nonprofit organizations, Unbound North Texas and 3Strands Global Foundation.
The migrants were found in both the bed of the truck, covered by a hard plastic cover sealed shut, and in the trailer that could only be opened from the outside.
More than two dozen people were found inside a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who was taken to a hospital.
All six were arrested for online solicitation of a minor, a second-degree felony. The suspects range in age from 22 to 32 years old.
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They called it "Operation Independence Day" and during the sweep officials arrested sex traffickers and recovered more than 100 child victims in Texas and across the country.
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Dallas Police said the crime happened over the course of four days, traveling through Missouri, Illinois and Texas.
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Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said.
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