Nine men have been arrested for human trafficking and child exploitation in north Alabama, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office.

An investigation resulted after Deputy Dylan Legg responded to a disturbance call on March 6, and discovered a juvenile reported missing from another state, the sheriff’s department said.

A total of 36 charges were listed against the men, who were arrested between March 9 and 15, the sheriff’s office said.

Three men were charged with two counts each of human trafficking in the first degree, electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act:

• Darris Moore II, 24, of Harvest.
• Donald Devaney, 52, of Russellville.
• Raul Alvarez-Lopez, 28, of Huntsville.

Six more were charged with one count each of human trafficking in the first degree, electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act:

• Macario Mina, 30 of Huntsville.
• Robin Morneault, 40, of Athens.
• Quan Zeng, 33, of Gadsden.
• Kevin Brooks, 34, of Huntsville.
• Lavoris Mitchell, 36, of Huntsville.
• Stephen Carmac, 53, of Cameron, North Carolina.

The juvenile was returned to their family in coordination with law enforcement agencies, according to the sheriff’s department.

The investigation remains ongoing.