Law enforcement authorities in Switzerland and Romania have busted a human trafficking ring. They arrested a total of 18 suspects. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Members of the group had targeted disadvantaged women in Romania via social media, Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, announced on Tuesday. Thirteen people were arrested in Romania, five in Switzerland - four in the city of Zurich and one in canton Solothurn. According to the information provided, the suspected human traffickers pretended to love the victims or lured them abroad with the promise that they could perform sex work there under lucrative conditions. In reality, the victims were forced to work under degrading conditions. Even pregnant women were forced into prostitution. According to Eurojust, the gang rented flats and advertised the women's services on escort websites. + Swiss centre records almost 300 victims of human trafficking Move to ...
