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48 arrested for sexually exploiting 1,000 women in Alicante clubs

A criminal organisation reportedly involved in the trafficking of women for the purpose of sexual exploitation in strip clubs in the province of Alicante has been dismantled by the National Police. 48 women have been released and 48 people have been arrested as a result of the operation (two in Murcia and 46 in Alicante, six of whom have been placed in provisional detention).
Over 1,000 women are thought to have been exploited by the network in the past 12 months. False job offers deceived the victims, who were primarily from South America, into travelling to Spain.
Three strip clubs have been shut down by the National Police after conducting eight house searches in Alicante. They have also blocked 938,000 euros in bank accounts, immobilised 17 properties valued at 1,313,087 euros, confiscated eight forbidden weapons, and confiscated over 150,000 euros in cash, among other items.
A complaint on the National Police’s phone line 900 105 090, which, together with the email Trata@policia.es, encourages citizen cooperation and the private and anonymous reporting of human trafficking-related crimes, sparked the inquiry.
The victims were tricked by phoney work offers in Spain’s cleaning and beauty services industries in their home countries, primarily Colombia and Venezuela. The victims were brought to the clubs to be sexually exploited, but the offer did not materialise when they arrived.
Investigators were able to verify the existence of this transnational criminal organisation in Spain, which was situated in the province of Alicante and was operated by two Colombian women and a Spanish national, thanks to the many investigations that were started at that time. The latter spent his weekends with his family in the Murcia region and his weekdays managing his business in Alicante.
The organization’s structure included two tiers in addition to the three leaders: the taxi drivers who were responsible for driving the women on their outings to give home services and the people in charge of the strip clubs.
Clubs in Orihuela, Elche, and Alicante
The criminal group operated three strip clubs in Alicante, Elche, and Orihuela, which they attempted to pass off as hostels or guest residences in order to conceal their operations. Through the sexual exploitation of numerous foreign women in precarious situations, the network had established a commercial structure intended to benefit itself.
The victims, who were residents of the strip clubs themselves, were compelled to work around the clock, were constantly watched by members of the criminal organisation using sophisticated image and sound video surveillance systems, and had limited freedom of movement because they were only allowed to leave the house for two hours at a time.
They received no respite at all during the first week of labour, and starting in the second week, they were only allowed to have one day off under the supervision of the defunct organisation. According to investigations, the network took at least 40% of each service that the women provided; these funds were then handed directly to the organization’s leaders.
In order to draw in more customers, keep from getting arrested, and mimic a legitimate hospitality company operation, the victims were transferred between the several clubs. The sale of drugs to customers in the various strip clubs might also be detected.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
JoaquÃn Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradà (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, AlmoradÃ, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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