3 arrested on human trafficking charges during Formula One Miami Grand Prix weekend

Three men were arrested on human trafficking charges during a law enforcement sting targeting sexual predators ahead of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix administration released Tuesday Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle disclosed the arrests were part of Operation Grease Monkey which took place from Tuesday to Thursday of last week and focused on preventing human trafficking involving minors The ugly crime of human trafficking is made even more dreadful when the intended casualties are children Fernandez Rundle declared in a declaration Fortunately as this joint effort shows the Miami-Dade law enforcement public is united to fight such predators Daniel Xavier Oneil Tito Xavier Gutierrez and Tangir Jamil Riman were each charged with human trafficking of a minor traveling to meet a minor to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and using an electronic device to solicit a parent to consent to sexual conduct with a child Investigators reported the individuals responded to a prostitution ad placed by detectives from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force During conversations they were stated that a - and -year-old girl were available for sex in exchange for money Personnel announced each man agreed to specific acts with one of the minors then met with an undercover detective posing as a pimp exchanged money and were arrested after being handed a hotel room key and attempting to enter the room No actual minors were involved in the operation