The National Police has released in Seville 13 Colombian women victims of labor exploitation, who were forced to work caring for the elderly as boarders and without relief, 24 hours a day, and they have arrested eight responsible for trafficking in human beings, seven in Seville and one in Cadiz.
The organization, as reported by the Police in a statement, threatened the families of the victims in Colombia if they did not periodically pay a debt incurred, so some of the families had to leave their homes and change countries because they could not meet the payments.
The police action began when they became aware of the existence of several victims of human trafficking in the city of Seville, who were exploited by caring for elderly people 24 hours a day, which allowed the agents to discover a criminal organization. led by a Colombian family that was exploiting compatriots at work.
Victims exploited 24 hours a day
The victims were captured in Colombia taking advantage of their situation of extreme need
The criminal network captured the victims in their country of origin, Colombiataking advantage of their situation of extreme need and offering care work to dependent people.
The victims were transported from their country of origin by plane, with the group taking charge of the travel costs and signing an acknowledgment of debt of a different amount for each one, which they would later have to pay.
They entered Spain posing as tourists and the organization provided them with the money necessary to prove their livelihood and a return ticket that was canceled upon arrival.
Once in Madrid They were transferred to Seville and from there distributed to different places in the province where they were housed and exploited for labor under the permanent control of the organization.
Unjustified delay in obtaining work
The criminal organization suggested that the victims engage in prostitution to pay their debts.
In some cases, the victims were pressured to pay debts due to an unjustified delay in obtaining work, which is why the members of the organization suggested that they engage in prostitution in order to quickly pay the debt.
In addition, the organization charged them a commission for finding work that was added to the debt already incurred for the transfer.
During the investigation, three searches were carried out in the city of Seville and an inspection of a restaurant in Zahora (Cádiz), eight high-end mobile phones, 4,000 euros in cash and documentation related to the investigation were seized.
The operation culminated in the release of 13 victims of labor exploitation in Seville and the arrest of eight peopleamong whom are the leaders of the organization investigated, for crimes of belonging to a criminal organization, trafficking in human beings for the purposes of labor exploitation and against the rights of foreign citizens.
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