SOMERVILLE — Detectives used the Internet and social media sites to locate and arrest 14 people on charges of prostitution and distribution of cocaine, according to a press release issued Friday by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.

On Thursday, detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, Franklin Township Police Department, New Brunswick Police Department, New Jersey State Police and special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations field office in Franklin arrested 14 people, and sent them to Somerset County Jail.

"Prostitution is not a victimless crime," said Franklin Township Chief of Police Lawurence W. Roberts, in a statement. "The Franklin Township Police Department is committed to improving the quality of life for all of our residents."

Those arrested Thursday were: