FOX 11 - Anaheim police say they've arrested two suspects involved in human trafficking 3 people after performing a sting at a local hotel. Employees at the Ramada Inn on the block of Harbor Drive in Anaheim say they watch on as police arrested a man and a women for human trafficking Thursday night.
The hotel is located just five blocks away from the police department. Araceli Mendoza, 23, and Ariel Guizar, 35, are behind bars for human trafficking and weapons violations. They were concerned their year-old daughter, who had runaway, was being forced to prostitute. After an extensive investigation the year-old girl was found at a hotel in Bellflower Thursday afternoon. Later that night, officers spotted the suspect's vehicle parked outside the Ramada Inn along Harbor Drive.
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Once police made entry they found two other victims; both year-old girls. All three victims are being held in protective custody before being returned to their families. In her interview gave some horrific details about the experiences she had gone through being trafficked throughout Southern and Northern California.
Threats of violence, being raped. Actual violence, having weapons pointed at her, all types of terrible horrific things that happened to here," Wyatt said. No one said they had any idea what was going on. They were expected to be arraigned in court on Monday or Tuesday.
