Overview
- Federal and local agencies carried out coordinated multi‑site raids on July 1, 2026 that targeted a sex‑trafficking ring operating along the Figueroa Corridor and elsewhere in Southern California.
- Authorities arrested at least five people during the operation and identified nine people as targets of the investigation.
- Mukeshkumar Ahir, the on‑site manager of the Stadium Inn & Spas, was detained and the motel’s owners were arrested at their residences, as investigators allege the property was used to facilitate trafficking.
- Federal officials said some victims were minors, including individuals as young as 14, and investigators reported seizing large amounts of cash linked to the trafficking activity.
- U.S. Attorney’s Office officials are expected to detail charges and next steps at a scheduled briefing and investigators aim to use federal trafficking and child‑exploitation statutes to pursue prosecutions.