Washington DC, United States
A couple, Franklin Macedo and Yaneth Martinez, were arrested for human trafficking and prostituting women from Mexico and Honduras. To get clients, the couple handed out business cards in the Hispanic neighborhood that said “hair cuts for men only”, or “flowers home delivery”. These cards were code language for prostitution.
Location
United States · Washington DC · 2008 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
The couple was arrested at their house in Petworth, D.C. There they found a 24 year old women who gave earnings to the couple
Martinez accidentally handed a card to a federal agent, who then arrested both traffickers.
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