Forced CriminalityArchive 2008–2016

Forced Criminality in Berlin Herzbergstr. 128, Dong Xuan Center (2008)

A forced criminality case from 2008 in Berlin Herzbergstr. 128, Dong Xuan Center, Germany.

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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

A gang of 30 Vietnamese, two Germans and Czech citizen were using several places in Berlin and in the States of Brandenburg and Saxony for trafficking at least 130 Vietnamese people via Russia and the Czech Republic. While their hideouts in Germany were used as a stop, the "shipment" was destined for France or the UK. According to the police the Dong Xuan Center, a large Asian market in Berlin, was playing a key role in the business.

Response and intervention

See above Police busted the gang on 27 November 2008. 26 persons were detained, 14 arrest warrants were filed. Evidence to the trafficking such as vehicles, cash and documents were secured.

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