6. 1,000 Arrested For Human Trafficking
“More Than 1,000 Arrests in Sex Trafficking Operation”
Earlier this year, CNN published an article which ranks 6th on our list of must read articles about human trafficking in the United States in 2017 and it is about sex trafficking operation in which more than 1,000 criminals were arrested in a month-long period. The operation was part of the National Johns Suppression Initiative aimed to reduce sex trafficking in the U.S. According to the article, the most arrests were in Harris County, Texas, and in Seattle. Among those arrested were a pastor, a state trooper, and a convicted sex offender.
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