Over the course of three days this week, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 41 individuals, 14 of whom were from Nashville, connected with human trafficking, the TBI announced Friday morning.
“This week I learned that we are only scratching the surface,” TBI Director Mark Gwyn said at a news conference. “This is our most significant operation to date.”
More than half of the 34 men specified that they wanted to have sex with minors, the TBI said. Six women and one juvenile also were arrested.
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