On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at about 5:12 p.m., a multi‑agency operation in the Lower Keys of Monroe County, Florida, resulted in 15 arrests on suspicion of human trafficking and online child exploitation. The raid was coordinated by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office with federal partners including the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
The operation aimed to disrupt human‑trafficking networks and halt the online exploitation of children.