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Man accused of helping to run drug, sex trafficking enterprise out of Detroit hotel

Posted at 11:51 AM, Jan 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-17 14:10:18-05

A man is facing a number of federal charges after being accused of helping to run a drug and sex trafficking enterprise out of a hotel in Detroit.

Michael Randol has been charged with a long list of crimes including sex trafficking of minors or by force, fraud or coercion, conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the United States and distribution of a controlled substance. 

Investigators say Randol was a member of a criminal organization that ran a prostitution and drug distribution ring out of Victory Inn hotel in Detroit.

He was arrested on January 12 after the execution of a search warrant at the hotel. Randol was reportedly found with narcotics, a firearm, dozens of cell phones and human trafficking victims. 

Randol has a detention hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. at U.S. District Court on Tuesday. 

Read the full complaint below: 

Michael Randol Criminal Complaint by WXYZ-TV Channel 7 Detroit on Scribd