Feds raid sex slave ring

Seven alleged sex trafficking victims are escorted into a police bus outside the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville, which was raided just after 12 a.m. (August 10, 2009)

Police in front of the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill which was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

Police collect a box of evidence in front of the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill which was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

Police arrest a man at the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill which was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

Police gather in front of the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill which was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

Police escort women onto a bus outside of the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill. The establishment was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

Police enter the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill which was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

Police arrest a man outside of the LaHija Del Mariachi Bar & Grill which was raided at 359 Horseblock Road in Farmingville just after 12 a.m. as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

One of the establishments probed by officials as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

RONKONKOMA- AUGUST 10, 2009: A Suffolk County police officer blocks the entrance to the parking lot while the raid was in progress. During the raid, many people drove by, a few tried entering the lot. Federal agents (?) Suffolk County Police conducted a raid at the Mexican bar/ restaurant, Sonidos de la Frontera [sounds of the border/frontier], 846 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma in the early morning hours.

One of the establishments, this one in Ronkonkoma, probed by officials as part of a sweeping attempt to break up sex slave rings across Suffolk, according to court documents.

RONKONKOMA- AUGUST 10, 2009: After a lengthy detention, men who's backgrounds were examined by police are released from the restaurant. Police indicated two men were arrested at the beginning of the raid while everyone else in the bar was investigated before being released. Federal agents (?) Suffolk County Police conducted a raid at the Mexican bar/ restaurant, Sonidos de la Frontera [sounds of the border/frontier], 846 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma in the early morning hours.