Overview

• Elizabeth Rodrigo was arrested on suspicion of managing logistics and photographing victims for erotic portfolios used to advertise services.
• Fifteen raids across La Plata, Buenos Aires, Berazategui, Quilmes, Bahía Blanca, Rosario and Santa Rosa led to at least four arrests, including alleged leader Noelia Elizabeth Ávalos.
• Twelve women between 22 and 45 years old were rescued and placed under the National Program for Rescue and Assistance of Trafficking Victims as the case proceeds in La Plata courts.
• According to investigators, the network operated a call center, switched phone lines every ten days, rotated women among rented apartments, and forced them to hand over 90% of earnings and pay up to 90,000 pesos for photo books under threats.
• Authorities seized electronics, records and more than US$20,000 in cash, and financial data show monthly revenues above 12 million pesos, with further arrests not ruled out.