Cancun, Q.R. — More than two dozen women were removed from places of prostitution during a Cancun police operation. Police searched two buildings Friday night, locating 26 females.
Two of those located are reported to be 16 and 17 year old minor teens. Of the woman found, 21 were Mexican and five Colombian.
“The State Attorney General’s Office and National Guard executed a search warrant at two properties in Cancun where they rescued 26 women, victims of human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution,” authorities said.
“The investigation was carried out on properties located in Supermanzana 66, Calle 22 after police received an anonymous complaint reporting the properties were being used as prostitution centers, where minors between the ages of 16 and 17 were found.
“The State Attorney General’s office requested and obtained from a judge the respective search warrant, which was executed on May 9, resulting in the rescue of 26 female victims: 21 of Mexican nationality and five Colombian.”
According to police, “the victims provided sexual services for 250 pesos per client, of which they paid a 70-peso commission to a woman who would come by every two days to collect the money, earning approximately 40,000 pesos a week.”
The rescued women were taken to the State Attorney General’s Office for the necessary procedures.
