Overview
- Authorities reported 21 arrests following a covert operation targeting commercial sex–related human trafficking in Metro Detroit.
- Investigators said 12 individuals face misdemeanor counts tied to commercial sex activity, and nine face felony allegations of facilitating such activity.
- Those under investigation for felony offenses were lodged at the Macomb County Jail, with others released pending charges.
- The Sheriff's Enforcement Team led the probe with detectives from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office and the Warren Police Department.
- Additional support came from the Sheriff's Detective Bureau, Macomb Area Computer Enforcement, the Macomb Auto Theft Squad, and task force officers, and Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said the effort signals aggressive pursuit of traffickers.