72 Arrested, 29 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued Across Mississippi: Officials

The effort, dubbed ‘Operation Guardian Force,’ took place between July 14 and July 29, the state attorney general’s office says.

A man in handcuffs in a file photo. Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Mississippi’s attorney general announced on Thursday that it carried out a statewide operation in July that resulted in 72 arrests and the rescue of 29 human trafficking victims.

In “Operation Guardian Force,” Attorney General Lynn Finch said in a statement that officials across the state targeted “criminals who traffic people” and took “drugs off the streets.”