Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced the completion of a four-day human trafficking training in Tunica for 78 law enforcement officers from across the state, including officers from DeSoto County. The training included a human trafficking operation where 12 victims were rescued and four arrests were made.
“This is our largest training to date,” said Fitch. “Law enforcement officers from around the State want to be a part of the solution to end human trafficking in Mississippi. Their training here resulted in the rescue of 12 victims, and this is just the beginning of the impact they will make in our fight to end this heinous crime and restore victims’ dignity and hope.”
In the past two years, Fitch’s office has trained 426 state and local law enforcement officers from across the state. The Attorney General’s human trafficking team has led multi-jurisdictional operations that have led to the rescue of 287 victims and resulted in countless leads in the the effort to disrupt and stop trafficking operations in Mississippi.
The following agencies were part of this training and operation:
Carthage Police Department
Choctaw Police Department
Coahoma County School District
Columbia Police Department
Corinth Police Department
DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
Durant Police Department
Flora Police Department
Greenville Police Department
Hernando Police Department
Holmes County School District
Indianola Police Department
Jackson Police Department
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Mississippi Gaming Commission
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
Olive Branch Police Department
Pike County Sheriff’s Office
Senatobia Police Department
Southaven Police Department
Starkville Police Department
Tunica County Sheriff’s Office
Tupelo Police Department
University of Mississippi Medical Center Police
The trainings and multi-jurisdictional operations that General Fitch’s Office organize work in conjunction with Fitch’s “Be The Solution” human trafficking public awareness campaign.
