A 53-year-old woman was rescued after being kidnapped for two months by a Bolivian immigrant in a clandestine sewing workshop in the Mataderos neighborhood, in an operation carried out by the City Police.
The procedure ended with the arrest of the 66-year-old foreigner, of Bolivian nationality, identified as responsible for keeping her in exploitative conditions.
The incident became known after residents of 5700 San Pedro Street alerted the authorities when they heard the woman asking for help through a fence in the house. After that warning, the troops went to the scene and verified the situation, which led to an immediate search
. The clandestine workshop.
Upon entering, officers found the victim in a state of severe nervous breakdown. According to her testimony, she had been forced to stay there working in a sewing workshop without the possibility of leaving freely. In addition, she reported that she was being subjected to extreme conditions, including lack of food.
According to her story, the only time she could leave the building was when the operator forced her to sell the garments made at the La Salada fair, one of the largest in the country. These outputs were controlled and formed part of the operating circuit to which it was subject
.
During the operation, the City Police kidnapped a large number of elements linked to the activity of the clandestine workshop. Among them were garments, jackets, vests, sewing machines, cutting tables, molds, rolls of cloth, yarns and annotations
related to the production. The arrested Bolivian.
The defendant tried to evade the officers at the time of the proceedings, but was reduced and arrested on the spot. The case was left in the hands of Justice, which ordered the seizure of all the items found in the building as part of the
investigation.
After the rescue, the woman was assisted by specialized personnel from the Human Trafficking Division, who provided restraint and psychological care to ensure her recovery after the situation experienced.
