The FBI, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and local law enforcement agencies recently held a nationwide operation to address human trafficking.

The operation resulted in the identification and recovery of 149 underage trafficking victims and the arrest of 153 pimps. The initiative, now in its ninth year, targets the criminal enterprises responsible for the commercial sex trafficking.

In Los Angeles, three minors were rescued and three pimps were arrested. Police also arrested numerous adult prostitutes and individuals soliciting prostitution.