By Edgar Mendez and Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service  In many ways, Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar’s life story involved redemption. A victim of abuse who was exposed to alcohol and drugs while growing up on Milwaukee’s North Side,

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Multiple agencies in Wisconsin announced on Wednesday that 14 people were arrested for participating in a large drug trafficking operation in the Milwaukee area.

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The West Allis police chief stood alongside some of the state's top law enforcers to announce the charges against the 19 people from eight different Milwaukee cities. Investigators described it as a crime ring distributing drugs, including cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.

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Human trafficking remains a hidden crime, often under-reported to authorities. The Milwaukee Police Department is trying to change that. As part of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month,