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š± How Leland Police helped in a major child exploitation crackdown
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- How Leland Police helped in a major child exploitation crackdown
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ā¢ Operation Muddy Waters Nets 13 Child Exploitation Arrests, Rescues One Child (queencitynewsfeed.com) ā Leland residents should know their local police department joined a major statewide crackdown on child exploitation, helping arrest 13 suspects and rescue one child victim. The two-week āOperation Muddy Watersā involved dozens of agencies across Mississippi, focusing on online predators and sex offender registry violators to better protect children in communities like Leland. 
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