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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
Four Greek police officers as well as 25 other people were arrested under the suspicion of trafficking approximately 300 women from all over Eastern Europe to Athens. The women were placed in nightclubs and strip clubs, private homes and unlicensed brothels. The police officers allegedly helped supply these women with false identification documents and tipped off nightclub owners about planned police vice raids.
Response and intervention
Through the raids and arrests law enforcement has been involved. The outcome for the police officers and others arrested is unknown at this time. Police raided nightclubs and strip clubs, private homes and unlicensed brothels which resulted in the arrest of the four officers and 25 other people. Unknown. No information has been provided on the outcome trafficked women.