Overview
- State prosecutors led the court‑authorized search with support from the National Guard and Navy at a bar on Calle 4 Norte in Playa del Carmen.
- Investigators had observed clients leaving the venue with women who later returned, prompting the operation.
- Authorities identified 17 Mexican, two Cuban and one Venezuelan woman who reported being recruited due to economic need.
- Early findings cite forced drink “fichaje” at 200 pesos with a 50% cut for the women and sexual services priced at 800 to 1,500 pesos per hour with payments processed at the cashbox.
- Phones, a laptop, condoms, notebooks and cash were seized, the property was secured, and the women and evidence were placed with the Ministerio Público as the investigation continues without announced arrests.