An undercover operation in Kansas recently resulted in the arrest of multiple individuals for committing crimes against children, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The undercover child exploitation operation, Operation Blue Ghost, was carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City and HSI Kansas City Child Exploitation Taskforce (KCCET) partners in and around Wichita, Kansas, between May 17 and June 2.
During the initial phase between May 17 and 19, the Wichita Police Department and HIS Wichita targeted adults willing to travel to sexually exploit a child, according to a June 6 press release by ICE.
This resulted in the arrest of 17 individuals who were charged with crimes related to promoting the sale of sex, purchase of commercial sex acts, and aggravated human trafficking….