A Texas human trafficking crackdown successfully rescued more than 30 missing children throughout San Antonio, unveiling multiple human trafficking operations in the San Antonio area.

According to a release issued by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force conducted Operation Lightning Bug. This multi-agency initiative aimed to target crimes against vulnerable youth and run from July 28 through August 15.

“Focusing resources to locate missing juveniles at high risk of exploitation by traffickers and predators, deputies from USMS offices in San Antonio, Del Rio, Midland, and Pecos joined forces with SAPD’s Missing Persons Unit, Special Victims Unit, covert units, and Street Crimes Unit,” the release detailed.

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