A multi-agency human trafficking operation led by the Metropolitan Police Department resulted in more arrests and citations than during the same period in 2024, the department said in a release Wednesday.

Metro’s Vice Section coordinated the Nov. 19-22 operations with the North Las Vegas and Henderson police departments, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation, Nevada State Police, Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI. The efforts focused on targeting traffickers, sex buyers and offering services to potential victims.

In one phase of the operation, undercover female detectives were solicited for sexual services, leading to 18 arrests and citations, an increase from 15 during the same period last year.

A second operation involved detectives p

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