RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – A series of raids part of a human trafficking investigation across Arkansas resulted in multiple arrests, authorities said. Across 12 locations in Jonesboro, Russellville, Hot Springs, Rogers, Harrison, and Little Rock, Operation Obscured Vision, headed by Attorney General Tim Griffin, arrested three people for 2nd-degree promoting prostitution and one for 2nd-degree sexual assault. They offered 17 victims help from advocate…

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3 teenage human trafficking victims reunited with families, man arrested

Police officers in Long Beach rescued three teenage girls who were deemed to be victims of human trafficking, and placed a man under arrest, authorities confirmed. According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers in the North Division were on patrol when they found a 14-year-old girl who appeared to be soliciting for sex work. After investigating, they determined that she was a victim of human trafficking. Days later, on Jan. 20, officers…

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4 arrested in searches of massage parlors in 6 Arkansas towns | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An operation headed by the Arkansas Attorney General’s office working with multiple law enforcement agencies led to a series of state-wide raids targetting human trafficking this week. Griffin said the raids targeted massage parlors around the state as Operation Obscured Vision. He said 17 victims were identified with aid given to 16 of them after 12 search warrants were executed. 
	
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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announces state-wide human trafficking investigation and raid

Law enforcement across Arkansas found 17 victims of human trafficking after a search of a dozen massage parlors and related locations, Attorney General Tim Griffin said.

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Arkansas arrests four after searching several massage parlors across the state

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin held a press conference on Friday to announce that four people had been arrested in connection to a series of human trafficking raids.

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Four arrested after human trafficking raids at Arkansas massage parlors

Three human trafficking victims were rescued and one man was arrested in Long Beach during two unrelated investigations, authorities said Saturday. On Jan. 15, officers patrolling the area of Long Beach Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard found a 14-year-old girl soliciting for commercial sex work, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Officers then determined the girl to be human trafficking victim. On Jan. 20, a vehicle stopped in traffic…

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Man Arrested, Three Teens Rescued in Alleged Human Trafficking

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the execution of search warrants at 12 locations across the state as part of Operation Obscured Vision to combat human trafficking, resulting in aid provided to 16 victims, the arrest of four individuals, and the seizure of nearly $70,000 and a luxury vehicle: “January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the best way to prevent human traffi…

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Arkansas Attorney General Griffin Launches Operation Obscured Vision to Fight Human Trafficking Statewide

LITTLE ROCK — An investigation by state and local authorities has led to the arrests of four people, including two from Jonesboro in connection with human trafficking around the state.

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Four arrested, including two from Jonesboro, in human trafficking case

This week, a major operation led by the Arkansas Attorney Generals office, in collaboration with several law enforcement agencies, resulted in a series of state-wide raids aimed at combating human trafficking. Attorney General Griffin stated that the raids were focused on massage parlors across the state as part of Operation Obscured Vision. He confirmed that 17 victims were identified, with assistance provided to 16 of them following the execu…

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Operation Obscured Vision: Arkansas raids uncover human trafficking network, 17 victims rescued

Attorney General Tim Griffin announces the results of human trafficking raids in his Little Rock office on Jan. 24, 2025. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)Four suspected human trafficking perpetrators are in custody following a statewide raid dubbed “Operation Obscured Vision,” Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Friday. The initiative focused on 12 “illicit massage parlors” in Jonesboro, Russellville, Hot Springs, Rogers, Harrison and a Litt…

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