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Eleven Charged in Cross-Border Trafficking Ring | Columbus News
Federal agents just dropped a massive indictment charging 11 people—including 6 from central Ohio—with trafficking sex, drugs, and guns in a sprawling, yearlong Homeland Security operation. The case includes horrific allegations of sex trafficking involving a 14-year-old minor, prostitution rings that crossed state lines, and online ads for commercial sex. Ten defendants are from Venezuela and Colombia and entered the U.S. without documentation. Authorities also uncovered a drug conspiracy involving MDMA and illegal firearm trafficking, with at least nine guns moved. This complex…
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