HAMILTON COUNTY – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Collegedale Police Department, the Cleveland Police Department, The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has led to the arrests of 14 individuals.
On August 19th, agents conducted an undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in the Cleveland area.
The focus of the operation was to identify individuals seeking to engage in sex acts with minors and to recover victims of human trafficking.