Interpol red alert follows sexual exploitation probe

A two-day diligence in a shelter and in several communities located on the border between Panama and Costa Rica, to collect information on the 5 minors, possible victims of human trafficking, was carried out by specialists in psychology and social work of the Ministry of Public Security together with the Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime and the support of the National Border Service.

The minors were rescued in the Binational Operation between Panama and Costa Rica, called “Luz de Esperanza”.

The team from the Ministry of Public Security, together with personnel from the Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime, traveled to the district of Barú, district of El Progreso, at the Zapatero farm in the border area with Costa Rica, as part of the investigation process of this operation. , in which it was possible to dismantle and capture two members of a group that was engaging in human trafficking, in the form of sexual exploitation.

A red alert has been issued through Interpol for the capture of a woman linked to the group.