Nationwide raids against traffickers – Radio Cologne
Published: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 8:27 am
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Berlin (dpa) – The police have been taking action nationwide against a suspected smuggler gang since early Wednesday morning. Federal police and customs searched numerous homes and companies, the focus is on Berlin and Brandenburg, said a police spokeswoman in the morning.
Around 20 people are suspected. SHE are said to have issued temporary workers from non-EU countries as EU citizens with forged identity papers and referred them to large German logistics companies.
Arrest warrants carried out
It is investigated because of the smuggling of foreigners in a gang and for gainful employment, forgery of documents, organized undeclared work and illegal employment. According to the spokeswoman, there are searches in a total of ten federal states. The accused’s homes, business premises, logistics centers and employees’ living quarters are affected. Arrest warrants were carried out. Nationwide, the federal police are expecting confiscated assets in the tens of millions.
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