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A major statewide operation, "Operation Reclaim & Rebuild," led by the Los Angeles Police Department and supported by over 100 law enforcement agencies, resulted in the rescue of 177 human trafficking victims and the arrest of over 500 suspects.

The Niger State Government has rescued 21 underage children who were being transported for human trafficking from Magama Local Government Area to Mali and Niger Republic. The children were intercepted at Gaidam in Yobe State,

The Los Angeles Police Department teamed up with the L.A. County Sheriff Department’s Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and over 100 other law enforcement agencies and victim advocacy groups to conduct “Operation Reclaim & Rebuild,

Our actions saved one 14-year-old, three 15-year-olds, one 16-year-old, and two 17-year-olds from lives that were being exploited by abuse and danger," said LAPD Chief of Police Jim McDonnell.