IRVING, Texas — Irving police arrested two women from Venezuela during separate undercover prostitution investigations at a hotel along West Airport Freeway on Monday, October 26, 2026, as the department continues efforts to combat prostitution and human trafficking in the city.
The arrests took place at the Red Roof Inn & Suites at 4110 W. Airport Freeway, near Esters Road, where Irving Police Vice Unit investigators arranged meetings through online advertisements offering sexual services.
The women were identified as Mariana Angulo-Tovar, 42, and Yolenny Serrano-Sarmiento, 44. Both were arrested on prostitution charges and transferred to the Dallas County jail following arraignment at the Irving jail.
According to arrest affidavits, investigators described the hotel as a location where officers have made numerous prostitution-related arrests.
Undercover Officers Arrange Meetings Through Online Ads
In the first investigation, an undercover Irving police officer responded to an advertisement on Mega Personals, a website investigators identified as being used to advertise sexual services.
The officer exchanged messages with a woman who provided several prices for sexual services and confirmed that she was staying at the Red Roof Inn.
After discussing a proposed $300 transaction, the officer traveled to the hotel and received instructions to meet the woman in Room 170.
The officer notified a team of uniformed officers waiting nearby.
When the woman opened the hotel room door, officers entered and detained her.
Police identified her as Angulo-Tovar and arrested her on a prostitution charge after determining that she had agreed to provide sexual services in exchange for money.
Her bond was set at $1,500, which she subsequently posted.
Second Woman Arrested Following Separate Online Investigation
A second undercover investigation began around 9:43 a.m. the same day when another Irving police officer contacted an advertisement on List Crawler.
According to the arrest affidavit, the person responding to the officer provided prices ranging from $100 for 15 minutes to $280 for an hour, with additional charges for certain sexual acts.
The undercover officer agreed to a proposed $330 transaction and was directed to the same Red Roof Inn.
After arriving, the officer was instructed to send a photograph of the hotel before receiving Room 152 as the meeting location.
Vice Unit investigators approached the room and contacted Serrano-Sarmiento.
Investigators then called the telephone number used to arrange the meeting. A phone in Serrano-Sarmiento's possession began ringing, according to the affidavit.
Officers arrested her on a prostitution charge.
Immigration Hold Requested for One Suspect
Both women were initially taken to the Irving jail before being transferred to the Dallas County jail.
Angulo-Tovar was released after posting bond.
Serrano-Sarmiento remained in custody under an immigration hold requested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The information provided indicates that she faces deportation, although no completed removal has been confirmed.
Both defendants are Venezuelan nationals.
Police have not identified either woman as a member of a criminal organization or announced any human trafficking charges against them.
Prostitution Enforcement Raises Broader Human Trafficking Concerns
While some residents view prostitution as a private transaction between consenting adults, law enforcement agencies have raised concerns about the potential for coercion, exploitation and violence within illegal commercial sex operations.
Human trafficking can involve individuals being forced or pressured into prostitution through threats, physical abuse, financial control or fabricated debts.
These circumstances can make it difficult for victims to leave exploitative situations or seek assistance from authorities.
Federal investigators, including Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI, have pursued sex trafficking operations in North Texas.
Federal prosecutions in Texas have described cases involving Venezuelan women recruited through social media and subsequently subjected to coercion, threats and demands to perform numerous commercial sex acts to repay purported debts.
Those cases illustrate the dangers associated with trafficking networks, but there is no established connection between those prosecutions and the two women arrested in Irving.
The arrests on October 26 were for prostitution, and the available police affidavits do not establish that either woman was being trafficked or was involved in trafficking others.
