An undercover sex sting operation in Dartmouth led to seven arrests on Thursday, the Dartmouth Police Department announced.

The operation was a joint effort of members of Dartmouth Police Department Investigative Services Division and Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victims Unit to combat the growing threat of prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation, a release Friday from the DPD states.

The sting netted a total of seven men who were charged with sexual conduct for a fee.

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