Fifteen individuals were taken into custody in the lower Florida Keys during the week of Oct. 24, 2026 as part of a multi‑agency operation targeting human trafficking, online child sexual exploitation and related illegal sexual activities.
The arrests were carried out by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in coordination with several other law‑enforcement agencies. The joint effort focused on suspected human‑trafficking and online child‑exploitation crimes that have been under investigation in the Florida Keys.