2024-01-09 02:33:54
The rescue of the girls and young people, most of them Venezuelans between 12 and 17 years old, took place this January 8 in Lima and concluded with the capture of 10 alleged criminals. According to the police, those arrested are part of “a faction” of the Train from Aragua called The children of Godwhich has operated in Peru since 2021.
“It is outrageous the way in which minors up to 12 years old have been captured and sexually enslaved to carry out this work that was spread on social networks with morbid catalogs,” the head of the Order and Security police division told RPP radio. , General Víctor Zanabria.
The police chief said that the organization operated “in different commercial premises, such as nightclubs or hostels, and they scheduled a series of sexual jobs with the participation of migrants.”
Victims were offered in catalogs by WhatsApp
The women were offered through catalogs sent by the WhatsApp messaging platform and social networks, where photos of the minors appeared with their ages.
The Venezuelan women had migrated to Peru with deception and promises of stable work in restaurants or nightclubs, but were then forced into prostitution under threats, according to authorities.
On December 29, the Peruvian police rescued another 60 Colombian, Venezuelan and Peruvian women in an operation that allowed the capture of 22 people who were also members of the group Los Hijos de Dios.
The Tren de Aragua criminal organization was formed in 2014 in the Venezuelan state of Aragua and spread to eight South American countries, including Colombia, Peru and Chile, according to intelligence reports.
Among their activities are human trafficking, murders, kidnappings, robberies, drugs and extortion.
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