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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/tristyn-stoop/) Tristyn Stoop    Published: Sep. 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM EDT | Updated: 2 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – Victims have been recovered, and arrests have been made amid a human trafficking operation. A total of 19 arrests were made in a collaboration between the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics) around Tupelo. Thirteen were charged with procuring prostitution. Tambra Brown has been charged with promoting prostitution.   Alan Emison, Thomas Gregory, and Sonya Woods have been charged with possession with intent. Kimmeth Johnson is charged with possession with intent, conspiracy to sell, tampering with physical evidence, and procuring prostitution. 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