"SAN JOSE A Bay Area-wide enforcement sweep targeting human trafficking leading up to this month's Super Bowl yielded 29 arrests and the rescue of 73 people suspected of being forced into sex work, authorities announced Thursday. The Santa Clara County Human Trafficking Task Force helped coordinate a two-week crackdown leading up to the Feb. 8 game involving law enforcement from 11 counties covering the greater Bay Area, according to the district attorney's office, which runs the task force."
"Among the reputed 73 sex-trafficking victims found by authorities were 10 minors, including a 12-year-old being trafficked in Oakland, the DA's office said in a news release. Beyond football, the Super Bowl was a triumph of Bay Area law enforcement planning, organization, cooperation, and safety. Human trafficking is not a game, it's a tragedy, District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement."
Law enforcement agencies across 11 Bay Area counties conducted a two-week, Bay Area-wide enforcement sweep targeting human trafficking ahead of the Feb. 8 Super Bowl. The operation resulted in 29 arrests and the rescue of 73 people suspected of being forced into sex work, including 10 minors and a 12-year-old trafficked in Oakland. Nearly 40 separate operations produced rescues including 20 victims in San Mateo, 17 in Contra Costa and seven in Santa Clara. Civilian organizations and county social-welfare agencies assisted the task force. The task force plans increased activity ahead of six World Cup matches at Levi's Stadium this June.
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