Law enforcement operation recovers 122 missing children

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00:00A massive law enforcement dragnet in Florida, dubbed Operation Home for the Holidays,

00:05recovered 122 missing children and led to six arrests. Authorities say that over the course

00:11of two weeks, they were able to rescue the children who were between 23 months and 17 years

00:15old. Yes, the youngest just shy of two years old. Now, the effort even went beyond the Sunshine

00:22State as well, and children in nine additional states were also rescued, but the exact numbers

00:27there just aren't available yet. Law enforcement used real-time intelligence and field operations

00:32to locate these missing children. And officials note that, heartbreakingly, many of them experienced

00:37some kind of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or exposure to criminal activity. The identities

00:43of the six people arrested in the operation were not made available, but Florida's Attorney General

00:47said in a statement, quote, many of these kids have been victimized in unspeakable ways. We will

00:54prosecute their abusers to the fullest extent of the law.