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International Sting in Spain Dismantles Massive Labor Trafficking Network

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Feed Name: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Date Published: 2026-04-13

Date Updated: 2026-04-13

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Police in Spain and Portugal dismantled an international human-trafficking network that allegedly smuggled more than 1,000 workers (primarily from Colombia and Peru) into Spain using forged documents and bogus employment contracts; six people were arrested (five in Barcelona and the suspected ringleader in the UAE), bank accounts were frozen and vehicles seized, and victims were reportedly denied social security and forced to work without proper safety equipment.

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