{"id":2527,"date":"2026-07-01T19:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:01:24","slug":"four-men-jailed-in-miami-fifa-world-cup-human-trafficking-sting-authorities-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2527","title":{"rendered":"Four men jailed in Miami FIFA World Cup human trafficking sting, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Four men were jailed on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County on charges of trying to meet up with teenagers for sex \u2014 but were instead met with undercover law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2526\">Four men jailed in Miami FIFA World Cup human trafficking sting, authorities say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the FIFA World Cup, Miami-Dade County law enforcement including the Miami-Dade State Attorney\u2019s Office and the City of Miami Police Department are ramping up \u201cenforcement operations targeting individuals seeking to engage in the commercial sexual exploitation of children,\u201d the arrest affidavits read.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Detectives say they went undercover to find people who use the internet to find sexual services from children in exchange for money or other forms of compensation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>John Alcin, 30, of Miami, Henry Castillo Martinez, 20, of Miami, Ibrahim Cobas, 54, of Miramar, and Melvin Putney, 47, of Miami Beach each separately responded to fake advertisements. Detectives told the men that \u201cher juveniles were available for sexual services in exchange for money,\u201d the arrest paperwork reads.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2525\">A fight over a parking spot at a Broward Walmart left a man dead, BSO says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Each man agreed to pay $100-200 for sex with 14 to 15-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The men met up with an undercover detective who led them to a room where they thought the teens would be but would instead be taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>All four are charged with human trafficking of a person under 18, using a computer to solicit a minor to travel or meet out of state and using a computer to seduce or solicit the parent of a child to engage in sexual conduct.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jail records show that Alcin, Martinez, Cobas and Putney were all denied bond and remained jailed at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. 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