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Authorities arrest 14 sex buyers in human-trafficking stings at Comic-Con

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

Authorities arrested 14 people as part of a human trafficking operation at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, state officials announced.

ABC 30 Fresno's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Foxla

    Comic-Con San Diego human trafficking sting: 10 victims recovered, 14 arrests made (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    During San Diego Comic-Con, a human trafficking sting recovered ten victims and resulted in 14 arrests, highlighting a major crackdown on trafficking activities at large events. One of the victims recovered was only 16 years old.

  2. New York Post

    16-year-old sex trafficking victim, 9 others, rescued at Comic-Con after major bust (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A 16-year-old girl and nine others were rescued from sex traffickers during a major sting operation at Comic-Con in San Diego last weekend.

  3. Times Of San Diego

    Anti-Sex Trafficking Sting at Comic-Con Yields 14 Arrests (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    An anti-human trafficking sting at last weekend's San Diego Comic-Con International resulted in 14 arrests of people seeking to purchase sex and the recovery of 10 potential sex trafficking victims, authorities announced Wednesday.

  4. Variety

    14 People Arrested in Comic-Con Sex Trafficking Sting (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    An anti-human trafficking operation at San Diego Comic-Con resulted in 14 people being arrested.

  5. CBS News

    Comic-Con human trafficking sting in San Diego leads to 14 arrests, 10 rescues (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Investigators arrested 14 people and rescued 10 victims during a human trafficking sting at the Comic-Con Convention held in San Diego, California in July.

  6. NBC News

    14 arrested at Comic-Con in anti-human trafficking sting in San Diego (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Fourteen people were arrested and 10 victims of sex trafficking were rescued — including a 16-year-old girl — in a sting operation at the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California, last week, officials said Thursday.

  7. Breitbart News

    14 Arrested, 10 Victims Rescued in Human Trafficking Sting at California Comic-Con (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Fourteen people were arrested and 10 people were rescued as part of a human trafficking sting at a San Diego Comic-Con event.

  8. The Hollywood Reporter

    14 People Arrested in Comic-Con Human Trafficking Sting, Authorities Say (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Fourteen people were arrested and 10 victims were recovered in a human trafficking sting during San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend.

  9. Fox News

    14 arrested in human trafficking undercover sting at San Diego Comic-Con event: 'Insidious crime' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that 14 people were arrested as a result of a human trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con International.

  10. ABC 30 Fresno

    Authorities arrest 14 sex buyers in human-trafficking stings at Comic-Con (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Authorities arrested 14 people as part of a human trafficking operation at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, state officials announced.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Fourteen arrested and 10 victims freed at Comic-Con in human trafficking bust (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Fourteen people were arrested on charges of human trafficking and 10 victims of said trafficking were rescued at this year's Comic-Con.

  12. Triblive

    Undercover sex-trafficking sting nets 14 arrests, recovery of 10 possible victims at Comic-Con (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    SAN DIEGO — A three-day human trafficking sting targeting people attending the San Diego Comic-Con Convention last week resulted in 14 arrests and the recovery of 10 potential trafficking victims — including a 16-year-old girl, authorities said.

  13. Voice of America

    14 arrested in human trafficking sting at comic convention in US (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    State attorney general says 10 victims recovered

  14. Hot Air

  15. NBC Los Angeles

    Comic-con sex-trafficking sting results in 14 arrests (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Ten potential sex-trafficking victims were recovered during the operation run by the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force

  16. Blaze Media

    Comic-Con sting operation busts sex trafficking ring — 1 minor, 9 adult victims rescued (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Law enforcement makes 14 arrests.

  17. Entertainment Weekly

    14 arrested, 10 victims recovered in alleged sex trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that law enforcement officials arrested 14 alleged 'sex buyers' and recovered 10 potential victims in a sex trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    San Diego Comic-Con at center of human-trafficking sting (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A team of federal, state and county investigators rescued 10 people and arrested 14 during an undercover human-trafficking sting at Comic-Con.

  19. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Undercover Comic-Con sex-trafficking sting nets 14 arrests, recovery of 10 possible victims (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    A three-day human trafficking sting targeting people attending the San Diego Comic-Con Convention resulted in 14 arrests and the recovery of 10 potential trafficking victims — including a 16-year-old girl, authorities said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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