LOS ANGELES — When law enforcement officials last week announced the arrest of six members of a South Los Angeles street gang on sex trafficking charges, it was the accumulation of an ongoing operation that began last September between city, county and federal law enforcement agencies.

The suspects were arrested on federal charges alleging they acted as pimps to promote and manage sex trafficking of adults and minors on the notorious Figueroa corridor in South Los Angeles.

Federal prosecutors 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 as a haven for commercial sex workers and customers.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J.

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