FBI, DeKalb PD Arrest Two in Human Trafficking Operation

The FBI has announced that 149 underage trafficking victims were recovered and 153 pimps were arrested in a nationwide human trafficking operation conducted throughout the United States last week.

Operation Cross Country IX was a national effort spearheaded by the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, along with state and local law enforcement partners across the country. The initiative, now in its ninth year, targets the criminal enterprises responsible for the commercial sex trafficking of children.

In Georgia, FBI officials announced that seven child victims were recovered and nine individuals were arrested on charges related to pimping as part of this nationwide law enforcement effort.

In DeKalb County, Kevin Lashawn Adams, 37, and Hadrian Crichlow, 34, were arrested by DeKalb County police.

Operation Cross Country IX is the largest in the nine-year history of the initiative, with 53 FBI field offices and 73 Child Exploitation Task Forces, which include federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, taking part in the operation in 135 cities across America, including the State of Georgia. Nationwide, more than 500 law enforcement officials, including investigators and officers from federal, state and local law enforcement organizations, conducted both “in-call” and “out-call” operations in hotels, casinos, truck stops and in other areas known to be frequented by both prostitutes, sex-traffickers, and their customers.

The Dunwoody Police Department was also one of Georgia’s participating agencies.