Spain busts South American sex-trafficking pipeline DW 02/23/2025
Briefly

In Alicante, Spain, police arrested 48 individuals and rescued 48 women, primarily from Colombia and Venezuela, during raids on eight properties, including brothels. The women were lured to Spain under false job offers for cleaning and beauty roles but were subjected to sexual exploitation in clubs. The network, led by a Spanish man and two Colombian women, abducted over 1,000 women in a year, forcing them into prostitution under strict surveillance. The operation was initiated following an anonymous tip, leading to substantial property, cash, and weapon seizures.
The victims, mainly of South American origin, were lured to Spain with bogus job offers.
The women arrived in Spain to work in the cleaning and beauty sectors but instead they were taken to clubs where they were sexually exploited.
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