German police are conducting raids across the country to crack down on the alleged human trafficking of unskilled workers from outside the European Union.
Police search an apartment in Ritterhude, Germany, early Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Federal police in Berlin tweeted that the raids started at 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
Authorities said they were investigating around 20 suspects for suspected involvement in allegedly forging EU citizenship documents and placing the workers, most of them from Ukraine and Moldova, with large logistics companies. Authorities are investigating on suspected charges of trafficking foreigners, forgery of documents, organized illicit work and illegal employment.
“The investigations suggest that up to 1,000 employees may have entered the local labor market through the network of companies operated by the gang,” prosecutors and federal police said in their statement. “In connection with the searches, the task forces encountered 275 persons whose residence status is unclear and who are suspected of unauthorized residence and unauthorized employment.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
German convicted of castrating men on his kitchen tableGerman court convicts 67-year-old electrician of aggravated, dangerous and simple assault for removing the testicles of several men at their request, causing one person to die.
Read more »
Scholz succeeds Merkel as German chancellor, opening new eraBREAKING: Olaf Scholz has become Germany's ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure.
Read more »
Jussie Smollett Testifies at His Trial: ‘There Was No Hoax’Jussie Smollett denied Monday that he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself in downtown Chicago, testifying at his trial that “there was no hoax.”
Read more »
Striking Kellogg workers reject contract offer with 3% raisesKellogg’s workers reject a contract offer that would have provided 3% raises, so 1,400 workers at the company’s four U.S. cereal plants will remain on strike.
Read more »
Syrian regime reports Israel 'aggression' on Latakia portIsraeli air strikes hit the Syrian port of Latakia, according to the regime media, in a rare attack targeting key facilities
Read more »