San Antonio police and the U.S. Marshals Service announced a joint recovery operation that resulted in multiple juveniles located, arrests made, felony arrest warrants executed and the recovery of human trafficking survivors.

In separate news releases, both agencies described the recovery operation as “Operation Lightning Bug.” According to SAPD’s news release, the operation lasted from July 28 through Aug. 15.

The operation focused on locating “missing juveniles who are often at high risk of being exploited by traffickers and predators,” both agencies said.

SAPD said its officers and the U.S. Marshals began the operation by researching missing San Antonio-area juveniles listed in the Texas Crime Information Center and National Crime Information Center database. From this research, poli

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