Over 1,000 women sexually exploited in human trafficking ring after being “lured to Spain with bogus job offers,” police say
Spanish police said on Sunday they removed a human trafficking ring they said they have exploited more than 1,000 women, mainly Colombians and Venezuelans in the past year.
The police are in one Press releaseadding that they rescued 48 women in a single arrest.
Most of the detained people, including three so-called ring leaders – two Colombian women and one Spanish – were held near the eastern city of Alicante.
In addition to three leaders, the strip club manager and taxi driver who transported women were also linked to the trafficking circle, police said.
These women were recruited in their own homeland, “mainly in Colombia and Venezuela, with false job offers” in the cleaning or beauty sector.
Police said that upon arrival in Spain, “they were transferred to clubs that were sexually exploited” and “forced to work all day.”
Police said they also only allow them to go out for two hours a day or they will be retained under video surveillance.
Police said six of the arrested people were detained for trial before detention.
police A video was posted Shows officers who raided multiple locations during the operation.
Authorities said more than 100 officers participated in the removal of the trafficking rings. Police said they searched eight properties and seized multiple weapons, over 150,000 euros in cash, three luxury cars, 26 grams of cocaine, 8.45 grams of crystal cocaine, 23.5 grams of pink cocaine, 20 pills for erectile dysfunction medications and several computers.
