Scottsdale police report arrests Wednesday, July 18 to City Council
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The Scottsdale Police Department Wednesday, July 17 reported the arrest of 42 people during a two-day multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking in Scottsdale.
The information was provided to Scottsdale City Council just after 6 p.m. yesterday, according to an email obtained by the Digital Free Press.
Scottsdale police officials report on July 12-13, the Scottsdale Police Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit conducted an operation to arrest sex buyers, child predators, and individuals involved with the sex trade and trafficking.
The operation was decoy-based, with no children directly involved, police officials reported to Scottsdale City Council yesterday.
The participating agencies included the police department of Goodyear, Avondale and Surprise.
Scottsdale police reported to elected leaders within the 42 arrests, there were 11 felonies and 31 misdemeanors with charges including child sex trafficking, pandering, prostitution, drug possession, and various other criminal activities.
