Five-county digital sting by the regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force targets online exploitation, human trafficking, and illicit material networks.
Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 341 suspects and rescued 40 children during a massive, two-week digital sting targeting online predators across five Southern California counties, police announced Friday.
The coordinated sweep, known as “Operation Firewall,” ran from April 19 to May 3, 2026. Spearheaded by the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (LA ICAC) deployed undercover internet operations, residential search warrants, and targeted arrest sweeps across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties…