(The Post Millennial)—The US Marshals and Florida officials were able to find 60 missing children during “Operation Dragonfly,” which the US Marshals Service called the “largest” child rescue operation in the history of the United States.
“We are here to announce the most successful completion of the largest child rescue operation, not just in Florida history, but in the United States history,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced during a press conference, per First Coast News.
“Protecting our kids and keeping Florida the safest state to raise a family is our number one priority,” Uthmeier added. “Today is a result of the hard work to deliver on that promise.”
The operation focused on finding those children who were missing, victims of human trafficking, or endangered in the Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties of Florida.
Also addressing the reporters at the press conference was US Marshal William Berger, who added that “60 juveniles were covered in two weeks, ranging from age nine to 17 years of age,” and that it was the largest child rescue operation in the history of the US.
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