By: Grant Stephens
Three young girls who were missing from out of state are safe on Christmas after a Chouteau police officer found them in a car with two older men during a traffic stop.
Chouteau police believe the three girls were being trafficked by the men - saying it is likely part of a much larger human trafficking operation.
It originally started when the officer pulled a car over for speeding on Highway 69.
Matt Perryman, the department s public information officer said, You know I hate to use the cliché, routine traffic stop, but once the officer actually made contact with the driver he realized their stories weren t lining up of where they were going.