POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - A week-long undercover sting targeting human trafficking and online prostitution in Polk County ended with 277 arrests that included doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement officers.
"That's the most we have ever arrested in the history of the sheriff's office," Sheriff Grady Judd said.
"Operation No Tricks, No Treats" started last Tuesday, October 10 and ran through Monday, October 16. During that time, undercover detectives posted fake ads or profiles online posing as prostitutes or someone who solicits prostitutes. Other detectives responded to profiles and ads posted by prostitutes.
According to the sheriff's office, 51 of the arrests were related to those who advertise as prostitutes online and 209 of the arrests were those who solicited undercover detectives posing as prostitutes. Seventeen arrests were made for other offenses.
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Cancer surgeon at Tampa General Hospital
Pediatrician at Health Care Alliance in Wesley Chapel
Teacher from Lake Academy
Active Colonel in the US Marine Corps
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Retired Broward County deputy sheriff
Retired police officer from Birmingham, Alabama
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[–] Oh_Well_ian 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
again??
[–] ohnoitsaninja ago
no, not again, they just keep reposting this same article from 2017 OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
[–] andrew_jackson ago
Not really. More fake news. Didn't you see:
[–] RampancyLambentRaven 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
It's always Florida. You should read about the Cannibal Corpse guitarist.
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[–] andrew_jackson 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Naw, it's fake news. Sex trafficking is a myth.