Colombian child prostitution ring where 250 underage girls were branded with tattoos by their Israeli 'owners' is smashed as madame who recruited them is arrested
-Police arrested 18 people after the girls were lured into working at sex parties
-The alleged 'Madame' of the operation was among those detained in the raids
-Liliana del Carmen Campos Puello allegedly recruited the underage girls
-A child prostitution ring where more than 250 underage girls were branded with tattoos by their 'owners' has been broken up after dramatic raids.
-They allegedly raped and tattooed all their underage victims, aged between 14 and 17
-Campos Puello was said to be responsible for recruiting the girls from poor neighbourhoods in Columbia and Venezuela.
-Police arrested 18 people after the girls were lured into coming the Colombian resort of Cartagena under the pretence of working as models there.
-Among those detained was the alleged 'Madame' of the operation - Liliana del Carmen Campos Puello - and several unnamed Israelis who are believed to be the network's ringleaders
-They allegedly raped and tattooed all their victims, who were aged between 14 and 17.
-Campos Puello was allegedly responsible for finding the girls from the poor neighbourhoods in Colombia and Venezuela.
-She allegedly helped them with passports and sent them money for expenses.
-But when the girls arrived in Cartagena, they were stripped of their documents and belongings and forced into prostitution.
-They were allegedly showcased in catalogues and forced to attend sex parties on luxury yachts and hotels.
-Campos Puello hired the girls and introduced them to the clients.
-Before each event, she would allegedly always select the best-suited girls from their list.
-At least 250 minors were reportedly lured to Cartagena in one year, in what is being called the city's largest sexual exploitation case.
-The Attorney General's Office said Campos Puello used her contacts to organise events they girls were forced to go to.
-She also has a record for heroin trafficking as well as for entering the United States illegally.
-'The Madame has a criminal record for heroin trafficking and illegal entrance into the United States.
-'Additionally, she was in charge of operating a prostitution service in the beach area, as well as using international contacts to organise events where the girls were forced to perform.'
-The girls were allegedly showcased in catalogues and forced to attend parties on luxury yachts and in hotels.
-At least 250 minors were lured to Cartagena in one year, in what is being called the city's biggest sexual exploitation case, according to reports.
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