Agencies in three different cities, including Scottsbluff, participated in a sex trafficking operation on Aug. 26, according to information released from the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.
In a press release, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office said Nebraska conducted three sex trafficking operations as part of Operation United Front, a joint venture of 12 Midwest states.
Among other arrests, a man was arrested for seeking to purchase sex acts with a 15-year-old girl who was actually an undercover police officer.
Agencies participating included Nebraska State Patrol, Scottsbluff Police Department, Kearney Police Department, Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, South Sioux City Police Department, Sioux City Police Department, Omaha Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Omaha FBI Field Office, and Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.
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The operations were conducted in three locations – Kearney, and South Sioux City, as well as Scottsbluff.
Details on arrests had not been included in the press release. The Star-Herald has reached out to the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and Scottsbluff Police Department for additional details about any local arrests.
In total, Suzanne Gage, of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, reported 102 arrests were made as part of the multi-state operation. In Nebraska, seven arrests were made.
Other arrests by state: Missouri, 2; Illinois, 3; Iowa, 11; Kentucky, 46; Minnesota, 3; North Dakota, 3; Oklahoma, 7; Tennessee, 4; Texas, 2; Wisconsin, 5. South Dakota’s operation occurred in Sturgis, where 9 arrests were made.
Maunette Loeks
Deputy Editor
Maunette Loeks is deputy editor for the Star-Herald. Contact her at 308-632-9054 or by email at maunette.loeks@starherald.com.
