SAN DIEGO—A multi-agency anti-human trafficking task force arrested 48 individuals in a total of 17 recent operations conducted by state, city, and federal officers, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan announced on Feb. 21.
Officers with Operation Better Pathways also freed eight children—with some as young as age 13—through the operation that lasted several days, with a total of 41 individuals rescued, said Stephan at a press conference.