Overview
- On July 12, federal police and security ministry units raided seven clandestine workshops in Ciudadela and Tres de Febrero.
- Investigators rescued 74 exploited workers, including 15 minors, who endured unsanitary conditions and rotating 24-hour shifts under a “cama caliente” system.
- Authorities seized 98 embroidery machines, multiple vehicles, firearms, cash in pesos, dollars and bolivianos, drugs and electronic devices.
- The rescued individuals have been placed in the Programa Municipal de Rescate and are receiving medical, psychological and legal support.
- Nine suspects—eight Bolivian nationals and one Peruvian—remain in custody pending federal and provincial judicial proceedings.