Authorities in Quintana Roo, Mexico, โhave identified 17 โwomen believed to be victims ofโฃ human trafficking, according to reports released thisโ week. The finding underscores a growing concern about trafficking โwithin the region and nationwide, with โQuintana Roo accounting for a significant percentage of reported casesโ in the country.
This incident highlights โคthe vulnerability of โคindividuals to โexploitation and the ongoing efforts toโ combat โhuman trafficking in Mexico.The โcases, identifiedโค between โขJanuary โand June of this year, involve 15 Argentine and two Mexican โคnationals.The findingsโ come as the country grapples with โa surgeโ in reported trafficking incidents,raising questions โabout the effectivenessโค of current prevention andโข intervention strategies.
According โคto the latest report from the Executive Secretariat of the national Public Security System, 166 victimsโ of trafficking โฃwere registered in Quintana Roo โคfrom โJanuary to June 2025. This โfigure represents 27.89% of theโ 595 traffickingโข cases recorded โacross the entire country during โฃthat same period.