10 arrested as part of federal sex trafficking investigation along Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles

Drugs — Los Angeles, CA — reported 2026-07-01

SUMMARY

Federal authorities have arrested 10 people as part of a crackdown on sex trafficking along the Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles.

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Drugs
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Date reported: 2026-07-01
• Suspect: not stated
• Victim(s): 51 (some as young as 14)

REPORTED DETAILS

• Operation Broken Blade was carried out at multiple locations, including residences and the Stadium Inn and Spas, a motel near South Vermont Avenue and 104th Street.
• The on-site manager of the motel, Mukeshkumar Rambhai Ahir, 45, was among the nine people arrested Wednesday.
• Federal authorities have arrested 10 people as part of the operation.
• A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday lists 51 victims, some as young as 14.
• Those members are facing charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion, drug trafficking conspiracy and concealment money laundering.