At any one time between 450 and 680 prostitutes, mainly Moroccan, lived and worked there. They sold their sexual service to between 1000 and 1,500 visitors daily[4] Some came to Bousbir of their own free will, but about a third were brought there after being arrested for illicit prostitution elsewhere in the city.[4][6][3] Many were heavily indebted to the “madam” they worked for.[4][6][3] The minimum age for the prostitutes was 12.[6]