The National Police Releases 23 Victims Who Were Exploited in Manicure Establishments in Seville, Alicante, Barcelona, Biscay and Baleares

The National Police has released 23 victims of trafficking in persons who were subjected to abusive working conditions in manicure rooms distributed in Alicante, Baleares, Barcelona, Seville and Vizcaya. Most of the victims, of Vietnamese nationality, were captured in their country of origin and transferred to Spain through a network operating from Hungary. The police operation, which has ended with the arrest of 14 persons, has allowed the dism…

There are 14 people arrested in an operation carried out in several municipalities of Barcelona, Alicante, the Balearic Islands, Seville and Biscay

On Saturday, the National Police dismantled a transnational criminal network dedicated to human trafficking for labour exploitation, releasing 23 victims – 19 Vietnamese and four Filipinos – in manicure centres in Alicante, Baleares, Barcelona, Seville and Vizcaya. According to Europa Press, women, recruited in their countries with promises of legitimate employment, faced days of more than 10 hours daily without pay, forced to pay a fraudulent d…

There are 14 detainees, four of whom are responsible for the criminal organization, one of whom has been placed in pretrial detention. Most of the victims of labour exploitation were of Vietnamese origin and the pressure to which they were subjected was so high.

The National Police have freed 23 victims who were being exploited in nail salons in the provinces of Alicante, the Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Seville, and Bizkaia.