More than a dozen Georgians are now facing charges after being arrested during a multi-state trafficking sting.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says they participated in “Operation Wrong Room,” which is part of the national “Operation Coast to Coast.”
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“Operation Coast to Coast” spanned 26 states from Maine to California and aimed to help identify trafficking victims across the countries.
While serving two arrest warrants, law enforcement officers seized $255,000 from suspected traffickers.
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Over that period of time, 17 people in Georgia were arrested.
- Siow Ding Chan, 57, of Alpharetta, GA – charged with pandering
- Idelbrando Jose Vargas Ballestero, 34, of Grayson GA – charged with pandering
- Larry Bruce Moyer, 41, of Duluth, GA – charged with pandering
- Roberto Martinez, 29, of Willacoochee, GA – charged with pandering
- Stewart Notice Jr., 27, of Fayetteville, GA – charged with pimping
- Joe Anthony Obboye, 25, of Duluth, GA – charged with pandering
- Carlos Anaya Carrasco, 30, of Atlanta, GA – charged with pandering
- Daniel Strycek, 25, of Las Vegas, NV – charged with pandering
- Melissa AnnMarie Stombaugh, 32, of Akron, OH – charged with violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act
- Ashley Alexander, 35, of Winston, GA – charged with violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act
- Lindsay Roberts, 25, of Midway, GA – charged with pimping and violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act
- Thomas Piper, 56, of Woodstock, GA – charged with pimping
- Brendan Ahn, 35, of Alpharetta, GA – charged with pimping
- Christopher Horne, 35, of Decatur, GA – charged with pimping
- Jeffrey Li, 28, of Lawrenceville, GA – charged with pandering
- Marco Gamboa Lopez, 39, of Tucker, GA – charged with pandering
- Justin Sanders, 23, of Decatur, GA – charged with pandering