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Human trafficking - four Bulgarians apprehended in Greece

Fri, Apr 17 2009 13:19 CET byNick Iliev 2665 Views 2 Comments
Human trafficking - four Bulgarians apprehended in Greece

Four Bulgarian citizens were arrested in northern Greece on suspicion of human trafficking, according to Greek daily Eleftherotypia, as quoted by Bulgarian news agency BTA. 

The four suspects had attempted to sell a 34-year-old Bulgarian woman for 2000 euro to undercover members of the Greek police in the town of Kilkis. The undercover officers had presented themselves as owners of night clubs.

The rendezvous where the exchange was scheduled to occur early on the morning of April 15 was a junction on the Kilkis – Neo Petrici road, near the Bulgarian border.

The apprehended Bulgarians, aged between 25 and 34, are most likely members of an established human-trafficking ring operating between Bulgaria and Greece that sells women for sexual exploitation, BTA said.

The Bulgarians will face several criminal charges, including human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

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Anonymous S.L.O.P.E. Sun, Apr 19 2009 06:24 CET
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There needs to be this cooperation between Bulgaria and neighboring countries to put an end to this.
This human trafficking has to end. If the women are selling themselves, thats one thing. If there is someone else selling them...thats where the bigger issues is and what should be focused on. The arrest of these pimps and hustlers need to take place.
Aressting these women really is not the answer. For every one aressted, 5 more replace her. This is a very organized criminal enterprise. It has been going on for years and is not going to stop over night. The EU should help......since Bulgaria is part of the Union.

What if this were happening in London? I bet they have a special unit of police for this kind of stuff!!!!

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Anonymous sharadski Fri, Apr 17 2009 21:19 CET
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Send human traffikers to prision for life with no mercy. Give women job training for a better life.

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