Overview
- The three‑day operation ran December 10–12 across motels in San Diego, Chula Vista and National City under the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force.
- Undercover officers posed as sex buyers to identify traffickers and recover victims during the coordinated, multi‑agency effort.
- Authorities reported 10 people were arrested or cited, including a registered sex offender, with six alleged buyers issued misdemeanor citations.
- Four suspects were arrested on pimping and pandering charges and face potential sentences of up to 20 years if convicted.
- Support advocates were deployed to connect survivors to services, as officials cite a local sex trade valued at roughly $810 million yearly and note 65 rescues in this operation over four years.