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Monday, 28.04.2025, 20:49
Lithuanian customs crack international human trafficking ring
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Officers of the criminal branch of the State Border Guard Service and the
Coast Guard Unit apprehended three Lithuanian and one Ukrainian citizens in the
Siauliai and Mazeikiai districts, northern Lithuania, on August 7th evening.
According to the press release published on August 9th, the Ukrainian citizen
is the main organizer of human trafficking scheme to the United Kingdom. The
detained Lithuanians assisted the Ukrainian and delivered the people abroad.
The detainees are 41-50 years of age.
Earlier this week, the State Border Guard Service searched homes and other
premises owned by the detainees in the Siauliai and Mazeikiai districts,
revealing nine Ukrainian citizens.
The border guards believe the group planned to unlawfully transport the
Ukrainians abroad and use them for physical labor in slavery. Information from
Ukrainian authorities suggest that searches in the country's territory revealed
illicit firearms and forged documents, which were possibly used to take people
abroad.
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