Authorities in Mexico City say they 've rescued 46 women in a human trafficking bust . The women rescued included 27 Mexicans and 19 foreigners , Mexico City prosecutors said in a statement . Forty people were detained after a raid at the Cadillac table-dance club in the country 's capital over the weekend , prosecutors said . Fourteen of them face charges of human trafficking for sexual exploitation , the statement said . In 2011 , Mexico City 's human rights commission found there were `` alarming '' human trafficking figures in the sprawling metropolis . While an estimated 10,000 women were victims of human trafficking in Mexico 's capital in 2010 , there were only 40 investigations of the crime and three convictions in the city that year , according to a report from the organization . Since then , the country has changed its constitution to combat human trafficking . The measures make human trafficking a federal crime , punishable by up to 40 years in prison . And it targets not only those involved in sex trafficking but also other forms of modern slavery , including forced labor and child pornography .
Prosecutors say 46 people were rescued after a weekend stay in Mexico City . 14 people face charges of human trafficking , prosecutors say . Mexico City 's human trafficking commission has ' ` ` alarming '' human trafficking stats .