BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in a targeted operation addressing concerns of human trafficking and prostitution.
On Saturday, deputies saw two females “nearly nude” get out of a vehicle with a Florida license plate near Chama and Central NE, according to court documents. Deputies initiated a traffic stop and confronted the driver, 21-year-old Jeremiah Draper.
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According to BCSO, items found within the vehicle and statements from Draper “indicated suspicious activity.” The females, who had left the vehicle before the stop, were also interviewed, leading deputies to suspect they were victims of trafficking.
Draper, 21, was charged with promoting prostitution. He, the women, and the rental vehicle were all linked to the Fresno/Clovis area in California, BCSO stated in a news release.