Twenty-two people were arrested and charged after they allegedly planned to pay for sex acts with a child, Blaine police said on Friday.
The arrests were made as part of a two-day “juvenile suppression operation” that took place on Sept. 3 and 4 near Lexington Avenue and Main Street, according to officials.
Officers posed as an underage female and sent text messages to more than 460 people. Police said that 22 people during the operation traveled to a “designated meeting location” with the intent to pay for sex acts with a child…