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A seven-member committee oversees the fund, with members appointed by key state leaders.

Local authorities part of human trafficking, fentanyl, and sex offender operation

Operation Guardian Force ran from July 14 to July 29 and worked in partnership with 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers.

The operation resulted in one arrest and the recovery of five human trafficking victims.

Applications must be received by Dec. 13.

The most common forms of human trafficking are sexual exploitation and forced labor.

In 2021, Fitch launched the first phase of Be The Solution, with a focus on training truck and school bus drivers.

Fitch’s Human Trafficking team hosted the training to help officers understand the criminal offense of human trafficking.

In 2021, Mississippi had the second-highest rate of human trafficking cases in the nation.

Local law enforcement agencies involved in training activities.

There are more people in slavery today than there has ever been reported. We’re really just starting to understand the magnitude of what this is.