“I am very proud of the cooperative work done by all the agencies involved in safeguarding at-risk children. Our Office is proud to be a part of a robust MCU program that took root in New Orleans starting in 2016,” U.S. Marshal Scott Illing said in a statement, the Washington Informer reports.

“This work is being done with our partners while our office still performs its critical USMS missions (judicial and witness security, managing federal prisoners, violent fugitives’ apprehension, sex offender investigations, and service of federal process),” Illing continued.

Other agencies assisted the task force with the operation, including the New Orleans Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the New York Police Department, CNN reports.

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