Overview
- Authorities detained 14 suspects — 12 in the Balearic Islands and two in Barcelona — with seven ordered to provisional prison.
- Officers carried out 10 searches, closed three premises in Palma, and seized €190,000 in cash, luxury vehicles, weapons, and records.
- Investigators say the network recruited women via social media ads, imposed travel debts, forced 24/7 prostitution, and arranged off-site services, often without condoms.
- One escapee’s testimony and anonymous tips in April 2025 initiated the case with support from NGO Our Rescue.
- Police traced profits to at least €1.2 million at one brothel and documented money transfers routed to China through intermediaries.