The Attorney General’s Office Specialized against him Traffic of migrants and Trafficking in people (PETT) together with the prosecution of Santo Domingo Oeste arrested three men and a woman, and dismantled an alleged organization transnational criminal dedicated to treats of people from Colombia for the purpose of sexual exploitation In the country.
PETT also rescued eight Colombian who were retained against their will and were exploited Sexually, as recorded in the investigation file.
According to a press release, the investigation showed that victims were captured by the members of the organizationthat brought them deceived to the Dominican Republic to later exploit them sexually in the city of Santo Domingo.
Also, the Public Ministry indicates that foreigners were offered in several nightclubs of entertainment (discos) in which “they were forced to stay until the dawn of the next day.”
Forced to prostitute themselves
It also points out that, according to PETT’s intelligence work, members of the organization Criminal retained the Passports of women once they arrived in Dominican territory and forced them to pay the sum of $ 3,500equivalent to 182 thousand Dominican pesos. This amount had to obtain it holding sex with different clients. In addition, with the aim of not escaping, women were raised from their Freedom of Traffic and Communication. On several occasions they were deprived of food.
The investigation of Public Ministry He showed that women were held in an apartment from MNG residential, In the Managuayabo sector, Santo Domingo Oeste, where the corresponding raids were carried out in which they seized a car, Hyundai brand, Sonata model, white color and a vehicle, KIA brand, optimal model, white model, plate A569877, as well as Four packages of possible controlled substances, presumably, cocaine.
The detainees
The arrested are Geraldin and/or Geral Torres, presumably of Colombian nationality; Jason Manuel Santana, aka “Nino”, José Manuel Almánza Taveras and Joel Rodríguez.
The representatives of Public Ministry In charge of the case they reported that in the next few hours more details will be offered and the results of the investigations that are still being carried out. In addition, they said that those arrested will be presented to a judge respecting due process.
Provisional accusation
The arrested are accusedprovisionally, to violate article 1, literal A, H, 3, 4, 7, letters A, E of Law 137-03 on Illicit traffic of migrants and human trafficking and article 4, literal D, of Law 50-88 on drugs and controlled substances.
The operation that tisped with the dismantling of this organization Transnational Criminal was executed with the cooperation of the Prosecutor’s Office of Santo Domingo Oeste, the Special Division of Transnational Crimes of the National Police (Deidet) and the collaboration of the Department of Trafficking and Traffic of people of the National Police and the organization non -governmental antitraft bureau (ATB).
