{"id":40886,"date":"2024-01-11T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=40886"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:11:15","slug":"teacher-nurse-among-123-arrested-during-hillsborough-county-human-trafficking-operation-that-rescued-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/01\/11\/teacher-nurse-among-123-arrested-during-hillsborough-county-human-trafficking-operation-that-rescued-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher, nurse among 123 arrested during Hillsborough County human trafficking operation that rescued 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 120 arrested in human trafficking bust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister gives an update on a 90-day human trafficking operation that led to the arrest of 123 suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/snapshot-18.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40887\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 120 people have been arrested and 28 victims have been saved following a 90-day human trafficking operation in\u00a0Hillsborough County, according to the sheriff&#8217;s office. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past 90 days, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Human Trafficking Squad conducted a number of investigations under the name Operation Renewed Hope.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, detectives conducted a number of undercover streetwalker and hotel\/motel operations along with online chats, in which undercover investigators posed a minors available for sex. 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