Northeast Portland human trafficking patrols result in 30 arrests, citations

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Thirty people were arrested or cited over the last three months along Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard in response to sex trafficking activities in the area, police said.

As part of a collaborative effort with Portland Police Department's Human Trafficking Unit, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and others, patrols in the area have worked to respond to "ongoing community complaints and observed nuisance and livability activity...