Dozens of children were rescued in a blow to child sex trafficking operations in Florida, officials announced Monday.
Dubbed Operation Dragon Eye, the initiative was spearheaded by the U.S. Marshals Office for the Central District of Florida and supported by the state Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution (OSP).
Over two weeks, our prosecutors worked with the U.S. Marshals and law enforcement on one of the largest child rescue operations in U.S. History, resulting in the rescue of 60 missing children.
Operation Dragon Eye resulted in 8 arrests, and additional human trafficking… pic.twitter.com/2NnVEDjTxE— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 23, 2025
The effort involved 20 agencies working in tandem to locate 60 critically missing children and apprehend suspects tied to trafficking, drugs and child endangerment.
