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What happened
Three adolescent girls were identified in a suspected commercial sexual exploitation case in the El Poblado/Parque Lleras area of Medellín. Police found the minors in short-term accommodation with three foreign men—two U.S. nationals and one Venezuelan. Authorities said the girls had been offered approximately COP 400,000 in exchange for sexual activity. Accused: Colombian and foreign facilitators using tourism platforms.
Response and intervention
Colombian police DIJIN unit. Foreign nationals arrested and deported; local facilitators charged. Fundacion Renacer.