The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had carried out 20 federal warrants and 10 arrests in connection with sex trafficking operations in Los Angeles by the Hoover Criminals Gang (HCG), a group known for its human exploitation.

Operation Broken Blade

Officials identified 51 victims in connection with the arrests, some of whom were as young as 14. The arrests are a part of Operation Broken Blade, an effort to target trafficking in Los Angeles’ Figueroa Corridor, a strip of neighborhoods south of the city.

According to the agency, the suspects arrested will also face charges that go well beyond their human exploitation, including federal racketeering charges, sex trafficking, money laundering, firearms offenses, and narcotics offenses.

The agency described many of the suspects as ‘career criminals’ with histories that include robbery, kidnapping, and burglary. The 10 suspects are expected to stand trial in March 2027.

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