Spanish police announced on Sunday that they successfully dismantled a human trafficking network that exploited over a thousand women last year, most of whom were from Colombia and Venezuela.
According to a police statement, the victims—predominantly South American—were deceived by false job offers that lured them to Spain. Authorities managed to rescue 48 women during the operation.
The crackdown led to the arrest of 48 individuals linked to the network, most of them in the southeastern province of Alicante. Among those detained were the three leaders of the organization—two Colombian women and a Spanish national.
The traffickers targeted women in their home countries, particularly in Colombia and Venezuela, offering fake employment opportunities in the cleaning and beauty sectors. However, upon arrival in Spain, the victims were transported to clubs where they were sexually exploited.
Police revealed that the women were forced to work at any hour of the day and were closely monitored through surveillance cameras. Members of the network allowed them to leave their confinement for only two hours at a time.
Authorities estimate that the network exploited over a thousand women in the past year. Of the nearly 50 individuals arrested, six have been placed in pretrial detention.
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