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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
Police conducted "Operation Sentinel" and raided 5 brothels in La Plata and Florencio Varela. 4 brothel owners were arrested for intent to traffick women across borders. The brothel owners took the women's identification upon arrival to the brothel.
Response and intervention
Police conducted "Operation Sentinel" and raided 5 brothels in La Plata and Florencio Varela. 26 Argentinian and Paraguayan women were rescued. 26 Argentinian and Paraguayan women, ages 18-30, were rescued. The police personnel with the rescue headquarters and support people affected by the crime of Trafficking in Persons, AFIP, Migration, Ministry of Labour and the direction of Food Science at the town of Berazategui, advanced in an investigation for violation of Law No. 26,364 on Trafficking in Persons.