EXCLUSIVE: Seventy people were arrested across Mississippi in a two-week statewide operation targeting child exploitation offenders and previously convicted sex offenders, including illegal immigrants, federal officials announced.The two-week operation, dubbed "Operation Muddy Waters," was the work of several federal, state and local agencies and generated new child exploitation charges, ranging from illegal immigrants who allegedly crossed state lines to abuse minors, to others accused of trading child sexual abuse material.The following people were arrested on charges during "Operation Muddy Waters," according to the Department of Homeland Security:Cristian Abel Argueta Giron: An illegal immigrant from Honduras who allegedly travelled from Tennessee to Mississippi "for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor."FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XCristian Abel Argueta Giron was arrested for allegedly traveling from Tennessee to Mississippi for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.(DHS)Rahul Mondal: An illegal immigrant from Bangladesh on a student visa at the University of Alabama who allegedly "established communication with a 14-year-old male via a social media."Rahul Mondal allegedly "established communication with a 14-year-old male via a social media." (DHS)Jose Arevalo Garcia: An illegal immigrant from Mexico who is allegedly a non-compliant sex offender previously convicted for sexual assault in 2010.Jose Arevalo Garcia was arrested for allegedly being a non-compliant sex offender previously convicted for sexual assault in 2010.
(DHS)SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSEnrique Bravo Gonzalez: An illegal immigrant from Mexico who is allegedly a non-compliant sex offender who was previously convicted for a felony sexual offense against a child in 2022.Enrique Bravo Gonzalez was arrested for allegedly being a non-compliant sex offender who was previously convicted for a felony sexual offense agains...