Operación Catleya, PART 2: What started with a lead on a potential case of human trafficking became a precisely coordinated and thorough investigation of over ten suspected traffickers working in the Dominican Republic. - These traffickers were reportedly selling young women daily, facilitating ongoing exploitation and abuse. The group allegedly targeted underage girls with promises of work as waitresses in hotels or nightclubs but then abused those promises to ultimately traffick the girls. - A case this size was an immense challenge, both for our host government partners, and for O.U.R. One of the lead O.U.R. undercover operators in this case noted the commitment of local law enforcement: “I was truly impressed with Dominican law enforcement. To do a case this size, for any department, is a huge deal. Prosecutors and law enforcement officials know the risk they take with a case this size, and they know it is easier to say no than it is to say yes. But they took it on. This was an immensely successful feat from Dominican law enforcement.” - To support our Dominican hosts, O.U.R. sent undercover agents to the island to investigate the alleged trafficking network. After conducting six joint intelligence gathering operations and funding five additional PETT sting operations, the O.U.R. and Dominican Taskforce was able to gather enough intelligence for Dominican prosecutors to obtain 11 search warrants for key trafficking targets. - Keep following the story of this operation to see how this collaboration rescued survivors and put suspected traffickers behind bars.