Sheriff’s deputies help FBI end statewide prostitution ring
Published 1:30 am Saturday, May 6, 2017
LYNNWOOD — Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives assisted the FBI with putting a stop to a statewide prostitution ring.
One of the 30 search warrants was served at an alleged brothel in Lynnwood on Thursday, according to a press release. Sheriff’s deputies, with the help of the Violent Offender Task Force, rescued a woman who had been trafficked.
“I’m proud of our agency’s involvement and the work by Sheriff’s Office detectives in helping take down this prostitution ring. These are difficult cases, requiring countless hours of investigative work and planning,” said Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary. “Human trafficking is essentially a form of modern-day slavery and I won’t tolerate the victimization of women in Snohomish County.”
No arrests were made in Snohomish County. However, four people from Seattle and another from Renton were placed in custody for investigation of running an organized crime ring, according to a press release. The suspects ranged from 22 to 59 in age.
