Overview

• Spanish National Police freed 162 women, the majority from South America, who had been forced into prostitution.
• Authorities arrested 37 suspects and ordered pretrial custody for nine individuals alleged to belong to the trafficking network.
• The raids targeted apartments and businesses converted into covert “massage salons” in Valencia, Alicante, Málaga and Murcia.
• Officers seized €141,000 in cash, three vehicles and froze more than 60 bank accounts and numerous assets during 39 searches.
• Investigators continue a money laundering inquiry as forensic teams examine the ring’s illicit financial operations.