Police Arrest 34 in Child Trafficking Sting ‘Operation Broken Hearts’
Law enforcement officials in Arizona said Friday that an operation targeting sexual predators yielded 34 arrests.
The multi-agency effort, dubbed “Operation Broken Hearts,” focused on predators who are alleged to have committed sex crimes or human trafficking.
“Throughout the operational period, officers and undercover detectives placed ads on websites and apps which are commonly sought out by suspects seeking illegal sex acts with children. These suspects solicited and/or brokered deals for various sex acts and were subsequently arrested,” the Phoenix Police Department, one of the agencies involved, said in a statement.