A 33-year-old Spanish woman She was arrested as a suspected perpetrator of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, injuries and falsification of documents, after officers located one of the victims following the bite of a dangerous breed dog.
Police learned that on August 5, An illegal foreign national was attacked by two dogs of a crossing between Pitbull and the American Stanford, which caused him serious injuries, the national police reported in a note.
According to initial information, The attack allegedly took place inside an apartment where prostitution was taking place.which raised all the alarms of the officers, who considered the possibility that there was human trafficking for sexual purposes and that the injuries were caused as an act of coercion or punishment to control the women who were in the house.
Investigators adopted the necessary protective measures to ensure that the victims, the injured woman and a companion who was also at the home, were sheltered. The police verified their status as victims of human trafficking. The two women were referred to a specialized NGO and were transferred to the peninsula.
On September 18, investigators arrested the woman, responsible for welcoming and controlling the victims during their stay in the Palma apartment where prostitution took place. This woman is accused of crimes of trafficking in human beings for the purposes of sexual exploitation, assault and falsification of documents.
Police are continuing the investigation, pending the arrest of other members linked to the plot.
