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The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has recovered 200 children who had gone missing across the country.
The kids were found during a major six-week national sting that ended last week dubbed “Operation We Will Find You 2.”
The second-of-its-kind operation was conducted in seven federal judicial districts and geographic locations across the U.S. from May 20 to June 24.
USMS agents focused on areas with an increased number of critically missing children.
In a press release, the USMS said the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (USMEC) assisted in the operation.
The operation led to the recovery and removal of 123 children from dangerous situations such as child sex trafficking and kidnapping.
Another 77 missing children were located and found in safe locations.
Out of the 200 children, 173 were endangered runaways, 25 were considered missing, a family member abducted one, and one was a non-family abduction.
Additionally, 14 of the recovered children were located outside the city where they were reported missing.
The youngest to be recovered was just 5 months old.
About 57% of the missing children were recovered within seven days of the USMS helping out with the cases.
In a statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said:
“There are no words to describe the terror felt by missing children, their families, and their communities.