US Marshals rescue children after a two-week operation

 US Marshals rescue children after a two-week operation.

Thirty-nine missing children were rescued after a two-week operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, officials said Friday.

U.S. marshals said during “Operation Not Forgotten,” which was conducted along with other officials, 26 children were rescued and the other 13 were located to make sure they were safe.

Nine people were arrested. Investigators said they filed charges for alleged crimes related to sex trafficking, parental kidnapping, registered sex offender violations, drugs and weapons possession and custodial interference during the operation.

“The U.S. Marshals Service is fully committed to assisting federal, state, and local agencies with locating and recovering endangered missing children, in addition to their primary fugitive apprehension mission,” said Director of the Marshals Service Donald Washington. “The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you.”