BLOOMINGTON, Minn — Bloomington Police announced Tuesday that officers have arrested 30 people in connection with a human trafficking sting operation.
One of the people arrested allegedly works as a federal employee hiring ICE agents. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said 30 adult men were arrested after the operation began on Feb. 4.
Bloomington Police have conducted sting operations like this before, with undercover officers who pretend to be minors in order to arrest people willing to pay for sex with a minor. In November 2025, Hodges announced the arrest of 16 people in a similar sting operation…