Despite the State Government led by Mauricio Vila Dosal denying the reports published by the Diario de Yucatan that shows Yucatán is on the route of human trafficking, on Thursday, July 4, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) dealt a blow to criminals who were sexually exploiting women at nightclubs in the state.
The FGR reported that during a strong operation carried out early this morning, along with the Mexican Army, several foreign women who were victims of human trafficking were rescued.
Among the nightclubs searched are the Candela and Bandidas, as well as the Tropicana Bar located on the Mérida-Motul highway.
Additionally, two more in Gran San Pedro Cholul and Cordermex were secured, where drugs were also found.
The operation was carried out following an investigation initiated by the FGR’s Investigation File YUC/0000779/2022.
The inquiry was specifically conducted by the Special Prosecutor’s Office for Crimes against Women, Groups in a Situation of Vulnerability, and Human Trafficking (FEVIMTRA) and the Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Crimes related to Human Trafficking.
Agents from the Federal Ministerial Police attached to the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), along with personnel from the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA), carried out simultaneous searches at various points in the city.
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During these searches, authorities rescued women from Venezuela, Colombia, and other countries who were allegedly being sexually exploited against their will.
It was revealed that the women victims of trafficking in Yucatán were forced into prostitution against their will and arrived in Mexico under false pretenses, as they had been promised good money for work.
However, after a wide-ranging report by the Diario de Yucatan (whose links are below), an interview was requested from the Child Protection Agency of the State of Yucatán (PRODENNAY), part of the government of Yucatán.
But the agency refused to give a direct interview and asked for questions in writing, where they ultimately denied any wrongdoing or omission that a civil organization had pointed out regarding a supposed criminal network operating in Yucatán and affecting victims in rehabilitation.
