25 Nigerians Arrested In Spain For ‘Sex Trafficking’ -

Spanish police say they have
arrested 25 people in a sex-
trafficking ring that brought women
from Nigeria to work as prostitutes.
The women, allegedly lured with the
promise of good jobs in Europe,
were first flown to Mexico or Brazil,
travelling on false identity
documents.
From there, they were flown to Paris,
then smuggled into Spain to work in
the sex trade, police say.
Five women who were victims of the
sex ring were freed in the raids.
Police found one member of the
gang performing an abortion on one
of the five women, reports the BBC.
Arrests were made across Spain – in
Madrid, Toledo, Cantabria and
Palma de Mallorca.
More than 100 vans concealing
luxury goods were also seized.
The gang used the vans to launder
their profits and send them back to
Lagos, police say.
The vans, with dark-tinted windows
and welded doors, were stocked full
of beer but had luxury items hidden
deeper inside.
Goods worth an estimated 5m euros
(£4.1m; $6.6m) were found in 94
vans seized in Madrid and another
26 in the port of Valencia, including
high-end televisions and cases of
alcohol.
Police say the gang was formed
more than 20 years ago in Nigerian
universities and was also known for
sending so-called Nigerian letters by
email, asking recipients to send
money.
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