IRON MOUNTAIN — Seven people were arrested as the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, along with law enforcement partners from across the Upper Peninsula, conducted a three-day human trafficking operation targeting individuals involved in the sexual exploitation of children and vulnerable adults, authorities said.

Details are being withheld until the suspects are arraigned in 95B District Court.

Participating agencies included the Kingsford Public Safety Department, Iron Mountain Police Department, Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, Menominee County Sheriff’s Office, Niagara Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations, which operates under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Throughout the operation, investigators utilized a range of in

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