The Western Journal
As a Florida sheriff recounted the accomplishment of a squad formed to fight human trafficking, one arrest stood out.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister last week summarized the work of the unit formed last June.
A Facebook post by the office noted that 360 people had been arrested by the Human Trafficking Squad and eight victims had been rescued.
“When I became Sheriff — I made a commitment to fight illegal prostitution and to protect the citizens of Hillsborough County from being victimized by predators in our midst,” Chronister said in the post. “The Human Trafficking Squad has been given all the resources they need to save the victims, who often find themselves in a dark and dangerous life with no way out.”…
