Federal and LAPD Arrest Ten in South LA Trafficking Sting

Federal and local law enforcement officials announced the arrests of ten individuals in a major human trafficking investigation targeting the Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles. The operation, part of an initiative called Operation Broken Blade, resulted in charges against alleged members and associates of the Hoover Criminal Gang and a local motel manager.

The arrests were made on July 1, with one additional defendant taken into custody on June 29. A 65-count federal indictment, unsealed on July 1, alleges the gang controlled sex trafficking and prostitution along the corridor from February 2021 through June 2026. Prosecutors identified 51 alleged victims in the case.

Six defendants are charged as alleged gang members or associates, facing counts including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of minors, sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion, drug trafficking conspiracy, and money laundering. A seventh defendant, Mukeshkumar Rambhai Ahir, 45, the manager of the Stadium Inn Spas motel, is charged with financially benefiting from the operation. Prosecutors allege he deposited over $64,000, which he knew came from sex trafficking activities, between September...