LOS ANGELES — Six suspected members and associates of a South Los Angeles street gang were arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging they acted as pimps to promote and manage sex trafficking of adults and minors on the notorious Figueroa corridor.

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said the 31-count indictment constitutes the first major takedown of a sex trafficking operation on the 3.5-mile stretch of Figueroa Street from Gage Avenue south to Imperial Highway, which is known for commercial sex workers and customers congregating there.

Lead defendant Amaya Armstead, 25, also known as “Lady Duck,” of South Los Angeles, is accused of trafficking a 14-year-old girl for prostitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Armstead and four co-defendants pleaded not guilty in Los Ang

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