In Mayotte, a Network of Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Immigration Was Dismantled

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According to the gendarmerie, the network transported several hundred people in an irregular situation from Madagascar to Mayotte every month and exploited some young, isolated and vulnerable women by forcing them to prostitute themselves.

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A major police operation led to the arrest of 16 people during the night of September 7-8, announced Public Prosecutor Guillaume Dupont. The searches resulted in the seizure of €5,875, a vehicle, boat engines, and weapons. Twelve suspects, born between 1957 and 2006, were charged, primarily with aggravated pimping, aiding illegal immigration, and organized human trafficking against Malagasy women, particularly in Chirongui and Chiconi. Most were…