JEFFERSON COUNTY, OH (WTRF) - Over the past decade, nearly 1,800 people in Ohio have been identified as possible human trafficking victims.

A sting last week in Steubenville yielded 8 arrests, which prompted us to look deeper into the topic.

With a network of highways, rail lines, and rivers that connect much of the Midwest, Ohio has become more than a corridor it's a crossroads. The state sits within a day's drive of half the U.S. population, making it a key route traffickers use to move people and money.

7 News spoke with those on the frontlines of this crisis in our region, let's take a look.

Investigators say what happened in Steubenville is part of something much bigger, a problem that hides in plain sight across our region.

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