An extensive operation into human trafficking during The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, ended July 17 with multiple arrests and the recovery of several missing children.
The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, ran the operation.
Doug Gilmer, resident agent in charge of the operation, told The Epoch Times that human traffickers take advantage of large sporting events such as the Super Bowl and The World Games because “they bring in a lot of people and a huge influx of disposable cash that creates a greater potential for commercial sex.”
“We wanted to get ahead of that,” Gilmer said….