DHS Reports Over 900 Arrests and 180 Trafficking Victims Rescued During 2026 FIFA World Cup
The Department of Homeland Security announced the results of a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking coordinated around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and federal, state, and local partners arrested 905 suspects and rescued 180 victims — 150 adults and 30 juveniles — across World Cup host cities.
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U.S. Marshals-Led Operation Meridian Recovers 79 Missing and Endangered Children Across Ohio
The U.S. Marshals Service announced the conclusion of Operation Meridian, a month-long, multi-agency effort that located and recovered 79 reported missing and endangered children across Ohio, ranging in age from 6 to 17. Officials described it as the largest missing child operation in the state’s history.
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FDLE-Led Statewide Shield Becomes One of the Largest Child Recovery Operations in U.S. History
A multi-agency investigation in Volusia County, Florida, has led to the dismantling of a major fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking network, with 49 people arrested and hundreds of grams of narcotics seized.
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Nebraska State Patrol Makes Largest Drug Seizure in Agency History After I-80 Traffic Stop
The Nebraska State Patrol says a routine traffic stop earlier this month led to what investigators believe is the largest drug seizure in the agency’s history. Governor Jim Pillen joined NSP to detail the case, along with a second, unrelated stop that turned up stolen commercial equipment.
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Dark Web Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced for Three Overdose Deaths
A federal judge in Scranton, Pennsylvania sentenced two co-defendants for a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that led to three deaths.
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HSI-Led Sting Leads to Five Arrests in Omaha-Area Child Sex Trafficking Case
Federal, state, and local law enforcement arrested five men in the Omaha area last week following an undercover sting operation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) targeting people seeking to pay for sex with children. All five now face federal charges of attempted sex trafficking of a minor.
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Prince George’s County Task Force Dismantles $500,000 Retail Theft Ring
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Organized Retail Theft Task Force, based in Maryland, has charged six suspects tied to a multi-state theft ring.
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Operation Ice Breaker 2 Dismantles Major Fentanyl Trafficking Ring in Florida
A multi-agency investigation in Volusia County, Florida, has led to the dismantling of a major fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking network, with 49 people arrested and hundreds of grams of narcotics seized.
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Homeland Security Task Force Case Ends in 160-Month Sentence for Cross-Border Gun Trafficking
A federal judge in Pennsylvania sentenced Durante King-Mclean, 27, of Cambridge, Ontario, to 160 months in prison for conspiring to illegally traffic firearms across the U.S.-Canada border. King-Mclean pleaded guilty in May 2025 in connection with a September 2023 traffic stop in which Pennsylvania State Police recovered 65 handguns concealed in the trunk of his rental vehicle.
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Chicago Police and US Marshals Recover 30 Missing Children Safely
Chicago police and the U.S. Marshals Service teamed up this spring. Their goal: find missing juveniles fast. Over ten days in May, Operation Safe Return Chicago located 30 missing kids across the city.
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