FLINT, Mich. Seventeen people have been arrested following an investigation into child trafficking in the Flint area, a sheriff said. A rescue operation Friday located seven children ages 17 and under, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said. He did not say which charges they are likely to face, The Flint Journal reported. The rescue operation included a search for 27 children known to have disappeared, according to information from schools, hospitals, probate courts, the foster care system and other human service agencies, Swanson said. It was the countys third such rescue operation, Swanson said.