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Seven men were arrested in Broward County after undercover Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies posed as teens online, part of Operation Red Card targeting human trafficking during the FIFA World Cup, BSO said Thursday, July 2, 2026.<\/p>\n
Seven men were arrested in Broward County on charges of trying to meet up with teenagers they met online for sex \u2014 unaware the person on the other end of the screen was an undercover law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office said the arrests in late June were part of \u201cOperation Red Card,\u201d a human trafficking enforcement campaign launched during the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn soccer, a red card ejects a player from the match for a serious violation. Through this operation, law enforcement delivered that same message to human traffickers. They are not welcome here,\u201d a BSO news release.<\/p>\n
The following men were jailed on charges that include human trafficking of a minor, traveling to meet a minor, solicitation of a minor, possession of MDMA and violation of probation:<\/p>\n
Grant Werner, 25, of Dania BeachLuis Paredes Guerra, 26, of HollywoodMarco Ramirez Linares, 22, of HollywoodLuis Chifundo Ortiz, 23, of Pembroke PinesRyan Walker, 50, of Fort LauderdaleZubaer Ashar, 27, of Palm Beach CountyKyle Rosenthal, 32, of Coral Springs<\/p>\n
Investigators set up multiple ways of luring the men to meet up with teenage boys or girls for sex including setting up fake advertisements and using dating and \u201chookup\u201d sites such as Grindr, MegaPersonals, Jack\u2019d and Hush, according to the men\u2019s arrest affidavits. Undercover detectives also used WhatsApp to message the men.<\/p>\n
The operations were conducted out of the Cambria Hotel in Dania Beach, 141 SW 19th Ct.<\/p>\n
Deputies say the men would make plans to meet up with a teen at the hotel, where deputies would be waiting to make an arrest.<\/p>\n
Paredes Guerra believed he was chatting with a 15-year-old boy when he agreed to pay $20 for sex and drove about six miles from his home to the hotel, his arrest affidavit reads. According to deputies, he later admitted to the allegations.<\/p>\n
Werner allegedly joked in one message to someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy that he could be charged as a pedophile. \u201cHaha,\u201d he wrote, according to his arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n
Linares was found carrying $120 that BSO investigators say he intended to use to pay a 15-year-old girl for sex. Deputies also said he was in possession of one gram of MDMA, a synthetic psychedelic drug.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember you\u2019re not legal,\u201d Ortiz wrote in one message he thought was for a 15-year-old boy. Deputies say he confessed.<\/p>\n
Walker drove 10 miles from his home in Oakland Park to meet up with a teen.<\/p>\n
Ashar said he was 17 and asked the \u201ccousin\u201d of a 15-year-old girl whether she was \u201con birth control,\u201d according to his arrest affidavit. He was offering to pay the girl $150 for sex.<\/p>\n
Rosenthal said he was attempting to meet up with a girl who he thought was 14 years old, per his arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n