Estepona Hotel on the Costa del Sol has been closed down because the Guardia Civil are investigating the possibility that it is involved in a prostitution

 Estepona Hotel on the Costa del Sol has been closed down because the Guardia Civil are investigating the possibility that it is involved in a prostitution ring.Fifteen people have been arrested including the bullfighter Juan Pedro Galan and members of his family.Five other similar establishments have also been closed down in Cadiz province.These are in Jerez,Conil,Puerto de Santa maria,Medina Sidonia and Algeciras.All are owned by the Galanteria  Hoteles Club which is the property of the bullfighter and his family.The Guardia Civil say that more than 150 women worked in these hotels and some are said to have been held in abusive conditions,possibly against their will.In the first closure computers and documentation were seized.The police believe that the family business involved sexual exploitation,money laundering and falsification of documents.The properties are valued at 50 million euros and vehicles and money have been impounded.The investigation has been ongoing since last April and Juan pedro Galan ,his father and five others have been detained in prison.