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ARCHIVED - Sex trafficker on Europe Most Wanted list is arrested in Elche, Alicante
The Colombian woman allegedly forced other women into prostitution from a flat on the Costa Blanca
A Colombian woman on Europol's Most Wanted list for trafficking women from Ecuador and her home country, forcing them into prostitution in Spain's Alicante province, has been arrested in Elche.
The National Police, working with authorities overseas, tracked the fugitive to a flat in the Baix Vinolopo town, 25km from Alicante city, where she reportedly managed a brothel.
The women were coerced into sex work around the clock, seven days a week, and could only leave the flat for one hour a day to run personal errands. However, if a 'client' requested their services, they had to return immediately, according to police sources.
It's not clear how many women were crammed into the apartment, but they had to "share rooms where they performed sexual services" and the money they earned was taken from them to "pay off their debt".
The victims reportedly travelled to Elche under the illusion they would have to pay back 1,500 euros, but when they arrived in Spain, they were told this debt had been doubled.
The detainee, who was leading a fully integrated life in Elche, was charged with human trafficking for sexual purposes, money laundering and drug trafficking as she allegedly supplied cocaine which was offered to punters.
Image: Policía Nacional
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