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Police investigation leads to arrests in sex-trafficking ring found at short-term rental in Plano

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The Dallas Special Investigations Unit and the Plano Police Department executed a search warrant at a short-term rental in Plano.

The Dallas Police Department arrested two people involved in a sex-trafficking ring in Plano on Friday. The police said they've been investigating a sex-trafficking ring in North Dallas since July.

The Dallas Special Investigations Unit and the Plano Police Department executed a search warrant at a short-term rental on Las Palmas Lane in Plano.

The police arrested 41-year-old Brandy Cliff for aggravated promotion of prostitution in the first degree and 22-year-old Madison Hatcher on a Hays County assault warrant.

Police say the investigation of the sex-trafficking ring is ongoing.

Got a tip? Email Caroline Love at clove@kera.org.

Caroline Love is a Report For Americacorps member for KERA News.

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Caroline Love covers Collin County for KERA and is a member of the Report for America corps. Previously, Caroline covered daily news at Houston Public Media. She has a master's degree from Northwestern University with an emphasis on investigative social justice journalism. During grad school, she reported three feature stories for KERA. She also has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Christian University and interned with KERA's Think in 2019.