The National Police, in coordination with the Orihuela Local Policehas arrested a 40 -year -old woman 44 years old for sexually exploiting four women who were locked against their will In a nightclub whose accesses were closed even with chains.
Police intervention allowed release the four womenwho have denounced that they were mistreated, took the money they received for the services and paid them with drugs. The arrested couple has been accused of crimes related to prostitution, illegal detention and injuries.
The action occurred when units of Orihuela Local Police They received an alert about a possible deprivation of liberty in an leisure place. Apparently, four women were locked inside the establishment and there were indications that they could be victims of sexual exploitation.
For all this, a joint device was organized in which both citizen security patrols of the National Police in Orihuela and Local Police of the municipality participated. They went to the place and the agents were required directly by the women from inside one of the doors that he gave to the street. These, between sobs and screams, asked for help by not being able to leave the property.
The agents verified that all the entrances to the premises were closed, some with chains that prevented their opening, so to free women it was necessary to force one of the accesses through the breakage of a lock.
The first inquiries revealed that women lived in that place, They exercised prostitution and his movements were controlled. They declared that they were withdrawn the money obtained by sexual services and that, instead, they received as a form of payment narcotic substances. In addition, they indicated that they were forced to maintain sexual relations even when they did not want and that they had suffered physical and psychological abuse.
The four victims, between 30 and 48, were originally from Morocco (DOS), Colombia and the Dominican Republic and presented a high level of anxiety, so a health team was requested that attended them in the place.
That same night, the agents managed to identify and detain a 44 -year -old woman as alleged responsible for the events. Subsequently, the Judicial Police Group of the Orihuela Police Station He continued with the investigations, managing to locate and stop the morning after the second involved, a 40 -year -old male, a couple of the other arrested and with a history of similar events. Both were arrested in the same town in less than eight hours and made available to the Orihuela Guard Court.
Trafficking detection
The National Police remembers the importance of Citizen collaboration to detect and denounce situations of sexual exploitation. The phenomenon of human beings trafficking for sexual exploitation is a serious violation of fundamental rights. It usually affects people in need, many times without family networks or resources, who are manipulated or forced through violence, threats or deceptions.
To prevent this type of crime, the National Police has confidential complaint channels, such as mail trata@policia.es and the free number 900 10 50 90where there is no trace of the call on the bill. Informative campaigns, talks in associations, reception centers and educational centers are also developed, to publicize the alert signs and how to act in possible cases.
From public institutions, all citizens are encouraged not to look the other way. The denunciation saves lives and allows to return freedom and dignity to those who need it most.