The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) received a man accused of human trafficking from Colombia in Cancún and Mérida.
The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) received Cristóbal Paulino Fernández Viamonte, one of the most wanted fugitives by Mexican federal authorities, in extradition from the Colombian government. He was allegedly one of the most wanted fugitives by Mexican federal authorities, as he allegedly led a human trafficking network for sexual exploitation operating in Cancún, Quintana Roo, and Mérida, Yucatán.
Following the proceedings, the FGR reported that the alleged criminal of Cuban-Mexican origin was handed over by Colombian authorities at Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to be brought before the Specialized District Judge for the Accusatory Criminal System in Yucatán, who requests him for his probable responsibility in the crimes of aggravated human trafficking and aggravated sexual exploitation.
According to the ministerial investigation, Fernández Viamonte, along with others, deceived Colombian women into working as waitresses in various bars he owned in Mérida, Yucatán, promising them a well-paid salary. To do so, he paid for the victims’ travel to Mexico.
Once in Mexico, the women were sexually exploited, kept under surveillance, and threatened with harm if they tried to escape.
In July of last year, Colombian National Police officers arrested Cristóbal Paulino Fernández Viamonte in the city of Medellín, after he had completed “his daily exercise routine” at a shopping center.
Colombian authorities reported that Fernández Viamonte recruited low-income women from Medellín, Cali, Bogotá, and Valle del Cauca to sexually exploit them in Mexico.
The members of the human trafficking network led by the extradited man were given a financial incentive to recruit women and, subsequently, convince them to travel to Cancún and Mérida as escorts and waitresses.
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