TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey State Police announce arrests in a reported human trafficking ring, operating out of Trenton.
Officials announced the arrest of eight individuals Wednesday, along with the dismantling of the ring, as a part of a four-month investigation.In January, according to authorities, detectives with the State Police Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit received information about a juvenile who had been trafficked from a residence on Hudson Street, in Trenton.A search warrant was executed and, in the process, detectives found two female victims in the residence.
Two men were also arrested, 55-year-old Daniel Bonito Camara and 39-year-old Edy Villeda Estrada, both from Trenton.As the investigation continued, according to officials, detectives determined the person in charge of the trafficking network was 43-year-old Paulino Macolas-Aguirre, also of Trenton.
In the investigative process, detectives found the ring was operating out of a number of Trenton residences.In May, detectives executed search warrants for various Trenton residences and found nine more female victims.As a part of the investigation, detectives found the victims were smuggled into the United States under the pretense they would obtain legitimate employment.Also arrested and charged are Macola-Aguirre, 30-year-old Efran Melocastillo, 30-year-old Jose Gabriel Camara Perico, 31-year-old Daniel Handerson Camara Perico, 28-year-old Daniela Penco-Camara, all of Trenton and 44-year-old Laura Macolas Aguirre, of Asbury Park.Daniel Handerson Camara Perico and Daniela Penco-Camara are at large.