Police, Federal Authorities Break Up Sex Trafficking Ring
#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 15, 2013 – City vice officers in cooperation with state and federal authorities arrested three people Thursday after breaking up a sex trafficking operation in the city. The operation centered in the Hollow neighborhood and involved the rotation of women, mainly of Mexican descent, between New York and Bridgeport to work as prostitutes. The investigation remains active in New York and Massachusetts. “This truly is a sad case,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. “These arrests resulted from outstanding cooperation and coordination between a number of agencies – local, state and federal. The FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement all played key roles in the investigation.” The investigation began more than a year ago when Bridgeport Police…
