Authorities say Super Bowl-timed human trafficking sweeps net dozens of arrests, rescues in Bay Area

SAN JOSE — A Bay Area-wide enforcement sweep targeting human trafficking leading up to this month’s Super Bowl yielded 29 arrests and the rescue of 73 people suspected of being forced into sex work, authorities announced Thursday.

The Santa Clara County Human Trafficking Task Force helped coordinate a two-week crackdown leading up to the Feb. 8 game involving law enforcement from 11 counties covering the greater Bay Area, according to the district attorney’s office, which runs the task force.