20
May
Nearly 30 Arizona residents busted in child sex crime sting
By KOLD News 13 Staff
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Nearly 30 Arizona residents were arrested during a large-scale undercover operation targeting child sex crimes and human trafficking.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, the sting lasted several days last month and was called “Operation April’s Fools.”
The PPD said it worked with the police departments from Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale and Surprise along with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, FBI, Homeland Security and Arizona Attorney Generals Office.
“Throughout the operational period, undercover detectives placed ads on websites commonly sought out by