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45 Missing Children Have Been Found, 179 Arrested As Part Of Human Trafficking Ring

Ashe Schow
45 Missing Children Have Been Found, 179 Arrested As Part Of Human Trafficking Ring
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U.S. Marshals in southern Ohio and southern West Virginia have found 45 missing children and arrested 179 people in connection with human trafficking.

In a press release sent out Monday, the U.S. Marshals Service announced that operation “Autumn Hope” had been successful in recovering the 45 missing children as part of a multi-agency collaboration to combat human trafficking and find missing and exploited children:

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