Law enforcement officers recently recovered 60 “critically missing” children in the Tampa Bay area of Florida over a two-week period in an effort dubbed Operation Dragon Eye.
Agencies including federal, state, and local law enforcement joined forces to rescue the children whose ages ranged from nine to 17 years old throughout the counties of Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco, Fox 13 reported on Monday.
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In a social media post on Monday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier explained prosecutors worked with U.S. Marshals and extensive local law enforcement to perform the operation.
Uthmeier said officials arrested eight individuals and authorities are investigating additional human trafficking as a result.
“We will keep fighting evil head-on and bringing accountability to those who harm children,” he
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