Madrid, Spain.- Nine Cuban women were rescued by Mexican authorities after an operation carried out in a bar in Cancun, state of Quintana Roo, where they were sexually exploited as part of a network of Trafficking in people. The intervention was coordinated by the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) and the Secretariat of the Navy.
According to a official statement, The operation was carried out after the issuance of a search order by a control judge. Agents of the Investigation Police, attached to the Prosecutor’s Office specialized in fighting the crimes of trafficking and exploitation of children and adolescents, entered an establishment located on Bonampak Avenue, at the height of Supermanzana 6 of the Benito Juarez municipality.
In the place 16 women of legal age were rescued, including nine Cubans, in addition to two Mexicans, two Venezuelan, two Colombians and a jamaican. As detailed by the FGE, the victims were forced to offer sexual services for which up to 5 thousand Mexican pesos were charged, of which 3 thousand were destined for the bar manager. They also had to consume drinks with customers – 500 pesos per cup, with 250 for the manager – and make private dances for 250 pesos every three minutes.
After their rescue, the women were transferred to the State Attorney General’s Office to receive attention and shelter. The authorities placed assurance stamps in the premises, which was closed as part of the ongoing investigation.
This case shows the situation of vulnerability in which many Cuban migrants are found, which are often victims of traffic in some of the countries where they move fleeing from the island.
Last June the State Attorney General of Quintana Roo and the National Guard of Mexico They rescued 29 women victims of human trafficking, including two Cuban citizens, in a bar in the municipality of Solidaridad, Playa del Carmen.
