AG Fitch Announces Completion of Human Trafficking Operation

Attorney General Lynn Fitch announcedthe completion of Operation 806, an operation conducted in Southaven,Mississippi led by her Human Trafficking Task Force.

 The operation resulted inone arrest and the recovery of five human trafficking victims.“My office is committed to taking criminals who traffic people off the streetsand equally committed to setting victims on the road to recovery," said Attorney General Fitch. "We are grateful to our federal, state, and local lawenforcement partners who worked with us on Operation 806 and who are apart of our task force network.”During Operation 806, which was conducted on May 1, 2025, MississippiAttorney General’s Office investigators and prosecutors worked with federal,state, and local law enforcement partners to serve two search warrants, makethe arrest, and recover the victims.

The following agencies participated:

• Desoto County Sheriff's Office
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Hernando Police Department
• Mississippi Department of Revenue -
• Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
• Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks (MDWFP)
• Southaven Police Department

In addition to law enforcement partners, the Center for Violence Preventionprovided services and treatment to the victims that were recovered during thisoperation.Since launching Be the Solution, Attorney General Fitch’s office has trainedover 550 officers from across the state. The Attorney General’s humantrafficking team has led 58 multi-jurisdictional operations that have led to therescue of 341 victims and 99 arrests, as well as countless leads in the effort todisrupt and stop trafficking operations in Mississippi. 

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