13 charged with soliciting prostitution
By Maria Glod | August 30, 2010; 2:39 PM ET

Howard County's female officers and detectives went undercover in an area frequented by prostitutes, arresting 13 men who approached them and offered money for sex, Howard County Police said.

Police said the undercover sting operation, now in its fifth year, is used in areas where citizens complain about prostitution. On Friday, the undercover officers worked in Jessup along the U.S. 1 corridor.

The 13 men, each of whom was charged with solicitation of prostitution, ranged in age from 21 to 49. Most live in the Washington region, though one is from Connecticut.

Five of the men also were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because they are thought to be in the country illegally.

Howard County police said the men are among 48 who have been arrested this year in similar sting operations.

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