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BULLHEAD CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — A human trafficking investigation out of Tennessee ended in northern Arizona this week, with help from local police.
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Exzayveon Smith, 25, of McMinn County, Tennessee, was arrested Wednesday in Bullhead City after investigators tracked him down there, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The bureau opened the case in March 2025 after receiving a tip that Smith was involved in human trafficking in the McMinn County area, which includes Athens in East Tennessee.
A McMinn County grand jury indicted Smith on Sept. 15 on one count of trafficking for commercial sex acts and one count of money laundering before his arrest on Wednesday.
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Specific details about the charges were not released.
Smith is now being held in the Mohave County Jail in Kingman while he awaits extradition back to Tennessee. Once there, he’ll be held on a $250,000 bond.
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