The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force reported 29 human trafficking arrests and the rescue of 73 victims, including 10 minors, in a special enforcement effort leading up to the Feb. 8 Super Bowl at Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium
District Attorney Jeff Rosen said one of the victims, who was being trafficked in Oakland, was 12 years old.
Law enforcement operations were held throughout 11 Bay Area counties during the lead up to the Super Bowl, Rosen reported. He said a similar enforcement effort is being prepared for the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament games at Levi’s Stadium between June 13 and July 1.
“Beyond football, the Super Bowl was a triumph of Bay Area law enforcement planning, organization, cooperation, and safety,” Rosen said in a statement. “Human trafficking is not a game, it’s a tragedy. However, our team was very successful. Close to 70 agencies effectively discouraged traffickers from exploiting the game and victims. For traffickers that still came to the game from all over the world with bad intentions, many ended up behind bars.”…