Alex Trelinski
FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly tricking a Romanian woman to work in Torrevieja as a cook, but forcing her instead into prostitution.
The gang are all Romanians with a history of similar crimes in their home country.
Three of them have been remanded into custody after being charged with human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
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One of the crew made contacted with the victim via social media to offer her a restaurant job if she came to Spain.
After spending a week in the country, the man forced her to prostitute herself at roundabouts in Torrevieja under the bogus pretext of settling a €3,000 debt for her travel, accommodation and living expenses.
The Guardia Civil found her soliciting at a roundabout in March 2023 and she told them what had happened to her.
A long investigation started to identify and detain the four exploiters.
A female member of the group was arrested at Malaga Airport, while two men were arrested in Romania and extradited to Spain last moth.
The final arrest of a third man happened at an Orihuela Costa property on May 2.
The investigation is still open with authorities not ruling out the discovery of other victims.
