In a raid carried out on a farm in Junín, in
Mendoza
, Justice discovered that
11 people
were subjected to
"slave labor"
. Among them, a minor. The victims, all from
Santiago del Estero
, were rescued and assisted by personnel from Squadron 64 of the National Gendarmerie.
The raid ordered by the Federal Justice took place this Saturday when personnel from the Anti-Trafficking team of the Complex Crimes Investigation Unit and members of Squad 64 “Mendoza” were present at the scene and rescued the 11 victims, who were living in unsafe conditions
. "very precarious and overcrowded"
, as they indicated.
"They lived in very precarious conditions and were forced to work more hours than allowed.
There was a minor in the place in very vulnerable conditions
. They were all exploited for work," said one of the people who acted in the rescue operation.
According to the newspaper Los Andes, from the inspection and survey carried out, the professionals detected signs of being faced with a situation of
human trafficking for the purposes of labor exploitation
. Assistance and support were provided to the affected Santiago residents.
A report was issued against the owners of the property, but no one was arrested.
The Federal Court No. 1 of Mendoza, Criminal Secretariat “A” and the Federal Prosecutor's Office No. 1 in charge of Alejandra Obregón intervene in the case.
Mendoza: the situation in which the 11 rescued people lived was extremely precarious. Photo: National Gendarmerie
In January, a similar case in San Rafael
The case discovered on Saturday is not new for Justice in Mendoza. Towards the end of January, Federal Police agents raided a farm near San Rafael where they found 10 people being trafficked for labor exploitation.
The place where the exploitation was carried out is a farm located 75 kilometers from San Rafael, in the Real del Padre district. Those exploited for labor lived in extremely precarious situations on the farm and were then transported in trucks to different ranches in the area. There, they worked for long hours picking fruit.
D.D.