Network of sexual exploitation of Latin American women in Spain is taken down

The victims were forced to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week even when they were menstruating.

International.- The Spanish National Police dismantled one of the largest criminal organizations, in terms of the number of victims affected, which They are dedicated in Spain to the sexual exploitation of women of Latin American originoperation that It resulted in the arrest of twenty-five people.

Only during the months that the investigation lasted More than 500 women, mostly Colombians, have reportedly been exploited in the city of Malaga (southern Spain), police said.

The working conditions imposed by the criminal organisation were abusive and put the women’s health at serious risk. They were forced to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week even if they had their period.They might not choose or reject any client or service and had to do so without using a condom, which caused several women to contract sexually transmitted diseases.

In addition, and to exercise greater control over them, They were constantly monitored by cameras installed in the apartments. who might only leave for two hours a day with prior authorization from those in charge.

Eleven victims have been released and of the twenty-five people arrested, eight have already been sent to prison.. The agents closed down the four brothels in the network and carried out house searches in which they seized 145,338 euros in cash and 1.2 kilos of cocaine.

The investigation began with three complaints to the Spanish police channels once morest Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation to facilitate citizen collaboration and anonymous and confidential reporting of this type of crime.

The promise of working in aesthetic clinics

The network, which was perfectly structured and had a large number of members, It captured a significant portion of the victims in their countries of originmainly Colombia.

Women, in a situation of great economic precariousness, were deceived into traveling to Spain In many cases, this was achieved through a false job offer at a beauty centre that the organisation owned in this country.

However, once in Spanish territory, they were informed of the debt they had contracted with their exploiters for the management and expenses of the trip, and they warned the victims that they had to pay off the amount by engaging in prostitution, although they continued to increase the debt through unjustified sanctions and fines.

The network, which is estimated to have had an annual profit of more than one and a half million euros, He also distributed narcotic substances in the apartments he controlled and forced women to consume them and encourage their use among clients. with the aim of making services last longer and thus generating greater profits, which in some cases also resulted in injuries to the victims.