Dozens of Missing Children Located in California Operation, US Marshals Say

Some of the children were abused or trafficked, officials add.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Service, in this file photograph. Victor J. Blue/Getty Images

The U.S. Marshals Service and local officials announced the recovery of dozens of missing children and seven arrests made in an operation across Southern California.

In a news release issued on March 9, the U.S. Marshals said that it and other agencies carried out a week-long child recovery campaign, which it called “Operation Safe Return,” that resulted in the recovery of 37 children.