DOUGHERTY COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation earlier this week announced 12 people were arrested in an Albany-area sex trafficking sting called "Operation Raydiant Shadows."

According to the GBI, the arrests came out of a "proactive, multi-agency online undercover investigation."

The GBI said the operation targeted sex traffickers and commercial sex buyers in Dougherty County, and that six commercial sex workers identified in the operation were offered victim advocate services.

"The goal of “Operation Raydiant Shadows' was to draw in commercial sex buyers for demand reduction and draw in commercial sex workers to offer services. The objective was to identify and arrest pimps and human traffickers through this two-fold approach," a GBI release said.

The GBI said the arr

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