Spanish police released 21 women of Colombian nationality and arrested nine peopleafter dismantling a gang dedicated to the human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitationwho imprisoned his victims in the Latin American country promising work, but las was forced into prostitution upon arrival in Spain.

The operation took place in Alicante (east) and among those arrested are the two leaders of the plot, who are already in pre-trial detention, police said on Friday.

The investigation then began one of the victims managed to escape from one of the apartments where she was being held and contacted some agents at Alicante airport to ask for help.

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That’s what the woman said was arrested in her country of origin under the false promise that she would work as a kitchen assistant in Spain and because of his precarious economic situation he accepted the offer, but on his arrival she was forced into prostitution to pay off the debt she incurred during the journey, which had increased based on alleged interest and other costs.

He also told the officers under what circumstances he had to engage in prostitution, “in a regime of semi-slavery” according to the sources, as he had to be available to customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and was not free to go out.

The agents verified that the organization had a large infrastructure that allowed it to control up to six departments in the city of Alicantewith extension of the branches to the neighboring provinces Murcia and Valencia.

Thanks to the criminal experience of the main leader of the organization, they gave all their activities a legal appearance and acquired a travel agency, through which they carried out the transfer of their victims to Spain, evaded border controls and pretended to be tourists . .