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when they become pregnant and others are given crystal meth and cocaine so they become addicts.
The pimps also threaten to hurt the girls' loved ones.
"They say, 'We'll kill your family.' If they have babies, they say, 'We'll kill your babies,'" said Deputy Sheriff Rick
Castro of the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
The sex rings are well-organized and many pimps work with relatives - just as the Carretos allegedly did to smuggle
girls to Queens.
Each ring uses its own route from Tijuana into the United States.
Some drive girls across the border flashing counterfeit documents in California. Other sex slaves are slipped across
the border on foot and then shuttled by van to brothels through a network of covert safehouses.
Still other pimps promise to smuggle the impressionable girls into the United States, telling them they can get jobs
as nannies, cooks and maids - making enough money to support their families back home.
These traffickers charge the girls as much as $7,500 in illicit crossing fees - but once they get to the United States,
the girls are raped and forced into prostitution. By the time the girls realize they have been kidnapped, it's too late
for them to escape.
"They start going, 'Why aren't we free to leave? ... Why are there men blocking the exit?'" Castro said.
A ring of traffickers busted last year forced 50 girls to have sex with 300 to 500 men a day in a field of reeds just
north of San Diego. The girls were given a piece of carpet or a towel to lay on, and an egg timer to keep track of
their 10-minute sessions. Each man paid $20 for his window of time.
The ring catered to day laborers, and advertised through word of mouth.
In New York, the sex slaves' clientele includes illegal immigrants who work long hours to send money back to their
families and use what little money they have left to buy illicit pleasure. President Bush's administration has moved
aggressively to combat human trafficking, and Bush has mentioned the problem in many major speeches.
Despite the growing awareness, anti-trafficking advocates face a daunting task.
The victimized girls are reluctant to go to authorities because they feel a crippling sense of shame. Most also are
living here illegally and don't trust law enforcement because authorities in their hometowns either profit from the
sex-slave trade or do nothing to prevent it.
"A lot of people think prostitution is voluntary, and maybe for some women it is," Castro said. "But when you're
talking about children or people who were brought in under false pretenses, that's not voluntary. That's something
completely different."
Seductive lure of bogus ads
Mexican sex traffickers deceive countless young women into becoming prostitutes by placing bogus ads in local
papers. Here's a look at one of the ads, translated from Spanish:
If you are between 18 and 24 years old, like to dance, are a size 3 to 7 ... are pretty and want to get between $6,000
and $20,000, pay attention. We're offering:
A round-trip plane ticket. A work visa to Canada. Housing. Transportation from the hotel to the clubs. Advice on
the law. Contract for six weeks' work. Training if you have no experience.
Help put end to nightmare
If you know someone who is a victim of human trafficking or want to help combat the international problem, here
are some private and government agencies that can help:
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