{"id":498633,"date":"2026-01-27T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/twenty-women-victims-of-a-sex-trafficking-ring-rescued-in-puerto-plata\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:24:09","slug":"twenty-women-victims-of-a-sex-trafficking-ring-rescued-in-puerto-plata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/twenty-women-victims-of-a-sex-trafficking-ring-rescued-in-puerto-plata\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty women victims of a sex trafficking ring rescued in Puerto Plata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo,.-<\/strong> A total of twenty women, including Dominicans, Haitians, and Colombians, victims of a sexual exploitation network in Puerto Plata, were rescued in an operation carried out by the <strong>Specialized Prosecutor&#8217;s Office Against the Illicit Trafficking of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons (PETT) and the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office<\/strong> of said province, in coordination with the <strong>General Directorate of Prosecution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nThe victims, who were sexually exploited in a nightclub, were under coercion and with limited exits, in addition, they were forced to perform private dances for clients, in exchange for fees that were charged directly by the business administrators, the <strong>Public Ministry<\/strong> reported this Tuesday.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/estilo\/152-mujeres-se-graduan\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"586059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">152 women graduate from the Women Super Entrepreneurs program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe arrests took place in simultaneous raids in Puerto Plata, at the Keobs Night Club entertainment center, located on Las Palomas street; in the Carlos III building, on Primera Cerros del Atl\u00e1ntico street, and in a hotel.\n\nAuthorities arrested Roc\u00edo Nicole Paulino, known as <strong>&#8216;Mamasan&#8217;,<\/strong> <strong>Vanesa Sirete de Ventura, Medelyn Antorcha Francisco Cort\u00e9s and Luis Carlos C\u00e9spedes Herrera<\/strong> in simultaneous raids carried out by the <strong>Joint Specialized Investigation Unit Against the Illicit Trafficking of Migrants and Related Crimes (Uitimc)<\/strong>, attached to the PETT, in coordination with the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office of Puerto Plata and the Special Division of Investigation of Transnational Crimes (Deidet) of the National Police.\n\nIn the operation, the authorities seized 900,000 pesos, 26,600 US dollars, and a twelve-gauge shotgun with more than twenty cartridges.\n\nIn addition, law enforcement seized two vehicles, a Hyundai Sonata and a Suzuki, as well as items of a yellow metal, presumably gold, notebooks and notepads, and electronic equipment.\n\nIn the action, members of the Central Prevention Directorate of the National Police and the Department of Investigation of Trafficking in Persons of the National Police also participated; 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