TRAFFICKING RING SPECIALIZED IN USING NIGERIAN WOMEN FOR PROSTITUTION HAS BEEN BUSTED
law agencies have arrested
a ring of human traffickers
that specializes in trafficking
young nigerian women for prostitution in benidorm,
spain
mainly vulnerable young
Nigerian women, were
recruited in Nigeria and
trafficked to Spain via
Italy," Europe's Hague-based
policing agency said."Once
in Spain they were forced
into prostitution, mostly in
the cities of Benidorm and
Malaga, but also Madrid,
Barcelona, Soria and Gandia (Valencia)," Europol said in
a statement.Spanish police
arrested the gang members
in several Spanish cities,
but its leader was taken
into custody in Helsinki,
where "she was arrested
by the police, thanks to
effective international cooperation."The probe
was started when authorities
were alerted that two Nigerian women who were seeking
asylum could be victims of
human trafficking, Europol
said.
"Investigations revealed
the existenceof an organised
crime group operatingin Spain
that had a big infrastructure
in Nigeria, as well as links
in Niger, Libya and Italy.
The women were smuggled
to Spain where they were
told to seek international
protection and asylum"so
that they could work for
the criminal organisation
without problems in the
event of being identified
by the police," Europol said.
The group provided the
victims with fraudulent
documents to request
asylum, it added.Spanish
police earlier this month
busted another network
that was forcing transsexuals
into prostitution, after luring
most of them to Spain from Venezuela
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