NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 23 -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued the following news release:
KNOXVILLE - An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI's Human Trafficking Unit and the Knoxville Police Department has led to the arrest of eight people.
On April 21st and 22nd, as part of an undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in the Knoxville area, investigators and intelligence analysts placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex. The primary focus of the operation was to identify individuals seeking to engage in sex acts with minors. As a result, the following individuals were arrested and booked into the Knox County Jail.
Another part of...