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The 12-day mission, labeled Operation Northern Lights, was led by the U.S. Marshals Service and other agencies.
\nOfficials said all the children were considered critically missing, a classification used to describe children who may be at risk of violent crime, substance abuse, sexual exploitation, crime exposure or domestic violence.<\/p>\n

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Some of the children were believed to have been taken across multiple counties and even state lines before being found.
\nSgt. Rachel Buell with the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office said the agencies began by compiling a list of those who were critically missing and then splitting the cases up by jurisdiction.
\nOfficers went door-to-door, scoured social media and made phone calls, among other efforts, to narrow down where the children could be.<\/p>\n

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Buell said when a child goes missing, there is an 80% chance the child will be a victim of human trafficking, so in these cases time is crucial.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou would think that finding kids probably wouldn\u2019t be that hard, they\u2019re kids. But in all reality, they\u2019re harder to find sometimes than the adults,\u201d Buell said. \u201cFinding them before they find themselves in situations that they can\u2019t get themselves out of is important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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