Approximately 293 women were rescued after a three-day massive police operation in Puerto Maldonado, Peru; at least 10 of them were minors.
According to the newspaper La Nación, 12 procurers were captured during the raid. The pimps had been luring the women from the Cuzco and Madre de Díos area by offering jobs in shops, and as domestic helpers. After their arrival, the women were forced into prostitution.
The BBC reported that from the 50 establishments raided the youngest victim was a 13-year-old girl. Various NGOs working in the area have informed that the number of underage age girls brought to be sex slave exceeds 1,000. 