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The Hellenic Police (EL.AS.) has released video footage and photographs from a large cognition conducted by the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (D.A.O.E.) successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday, October 7, aimed astatine dismantling a transgression enactment progressive successful the economic and labour exploitation of overseas nationals.
During the operation, 170 individuals were detained and 13 members of the transgression enactment were arrested, including the alleged ringleader. Additionally, six different individuals were arrested connected unrelated charges.
Members of the ringing are accused of bringing overseas nationals into Greece, withholding their ineligible documents, and forcing them to work arsenic farm laborers for small to nary pay.
Arrests took spot successful assorted locations crossed the country, including Athens, Thessaloniki, Larissa, Messinia, Ilia, Boeotia, and Argos. Authorities besides seized vehicles, cash, passports, and quantities of narcotics.
See photos from the EL.AS. operation:
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