A 40-year-old woman was arrested red-handed, on Wednesday (6), in a case of human trafficking with the aim of sexual exploitation of her 12-year-old niece. The arrests took place in the Santo Antônio neighborhood, in Humaitá, in the interior of Amazonas.
Delegate Wagna Costa, head of the DEP Humaitá, reported that the parents of the teenager live in Manicoré and reported that the woman had taken the victim, without their permission, on a boat that would pass through the municipality of Humaitá and go to the district of Santo Antônio do Matupi, located in the municipality of Manicoré .
“After learning about this case, we took steps together with a team from the Guardianship Council and succeeded in intercepting the perpetrator who at that time was taking the victim to be sexually exploited in a bar in another city,” explained the delegation.
According to the delegation, the victim will remain under the supervision of the Guardianship Council, which will be responsible for sending him back to his family, in Manicoré.
The woman will be charged with human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and is ready to be brought to justice.
*With information from consultants
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