Three individuals were arrested and four sex trafficking victims were rescued in a human trafficking operation conducted by the United States and Peru in the Peruvian town of La Pampa, Madre de Dios. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Human Trafficking Investigations Division on Feb. 5 were alerted to a case after a mother filed a police report about an alleged trafficking event involving her daughter in the region. The victim escaped the following day and to the city of Puerto Maldonado, and alerted the HSI, PNP, and a Peruvian prosecutor during an interview about other potential victims. A human trafficking sting coordinated by the groups on Feb. 7 led to the rescue of two additional victims, as well as the arrest of Monica Baca Munoz, Guicela Baca Munoz and a third individual. Two of the individuals were arrested for …
US-Peru Human Trafficking Operation Sees 3 Arrests, 4 Victims Rescued
February 16, 2022
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