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German police step up fight against Vietnamese human traffickers

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:06:12 +0100

German federal police said Monday they were stepping up European cross-border cooperation to fight Vietnamese human trafficking, after Berlin became a key hub in a network of exploitation in service industries.

Nurse jailed after using voodoo threat to traffick women to Germany

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:56:54 +0200

A British-based nurse who used the threat of voodoo on five women to traffick them from Nigeria to work as prostitutes in Germany was on Wednesday jailed for 14 years.

Hundreds protest human trafficking in Germany

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:50:33 +0200

On the eve of the 9th EU Anti-Trafficking Day on Sunday, hundreds of women across Germany took to the streets to demonstrate against human trafficking worldwide. Berlin organizer Linda Guddat told The Local that the fight against trafficking in Germany is far from over.

Bribery scandal hits Foreign Ministry

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:43:00 +0100

German embassy workers in Africa, South America and the former Soviet Union have been "systemically" selling visas to human trafficking rings, according to a report in news weekly Der Spiegel.

Madam uses 'voodoo' to exploit prostitutes

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:18:00 +0200

A 30-year-old woman accused of forcing young Nigerian women into prostitution with “voodoo magic” will face trial for human trafficking, Bonn police said on Thursday.

Police bust Vietnamese human-trafficking ring

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:34:00 +0100

Police busted open a Vietnamese people-smuggling ring on Wednesday morning, raiding 17 houses across three German states and arresting three men believed to be the ringleaders.

Chinese 'specialty cook' trafficking ring raided

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:51:00 +0200

Law enforcement officers staged nationwide raids on Monday as part of an investigation into a Chinese human trafficking ring providing “specialty cooks” to restaurants across Germany.