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GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"ICE<\/a>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/strong> deported a Cuban national who is linked to human trafficking Cuban women to Ecuador, ICE officials announced today<\/p>\n

ICE<\/strong> extradited\u00a0Yoeldis Melian-Mastrapa,<\/strong> 29, to Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Melian-Mastrapa who was deported last week, is accused of forcing the Cuban women into prostitution, officials said..<\/p>\n

The\u00a029-year-old is the latest removal among eight Cuban nationals implicated in a human trafficking ring that allegedly operated in Ecuador, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Officials said the ring was discovered in December 2013 as a result of a joint investigation between ICE Homeland Security Investigations\u2019 Attach\u00e9 Office in Ecuador<\/strong> and the Ecuadorian government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to an Interpol warrant, between Oct. 17, 2013, and April 9, 2014, Melian-Mastrapa and his co-conspirators recruited and arranged for the transportation of Cuban women to Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Once in Ecuador, the women were threatened if they refused to work as prostitutes.<\/p>\n

All eight individuals fled to the United States in an attempt to avoid prosecution in Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Five of the fugitives were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after attempting to enter the United States at the southern border.<\/p>\n

They were later transferred to Enforcement and Removal officers custody for removal proceedings. The remaining three fugitives were located and arrested by removal officers.<\/p>\n

If convicted, Melian-Mastrapa, faces up to 16 years in prison in Ecuador, officials said.<\/p>\n

So far, five of the eight Cubans wanted in Ecuador have been successfully removed to Ecuador, officials said.<\/p>\n

Among them was Alay Wong-Herrera<\/strong> and Juan Carlos Rodriguez-De la Osa,<\/strong> who were linked to the ring, and who have already been convicted and sentenced in Ecuador to 10 years imprisonment, respectively.<\/p>\n

Also previously removed were Roberto Izaguirre<\/strong> and Luis Campos-Aguila<\/strong>. Both are in Ecuador awaiting the outcome of their criminal cases.<\/p>\n

Three remaining fugitives – Boris Santana-Rodriguez, Camilo Fonseca-Garrido<\/strong> and Rosali Rodriguez-Remon<\/strong> – are in ICE custody awaiting removal to Ecuador.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuman trafficking is modern day slavery and we will not rest until those who profit from it are brought to justice,\u201d said ICE Director Sarah Salda\u00f1a.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a Cuban national who is linked to human trafficking Cuban women to Ecuador, ICE officials announced today ICE extradited\u00a0Yoeldis Melian-Mastrapa, 29, to Ecuador. 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