20 mai 2025|
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|7 months agoMajor Chinese Human Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Bern
Swiss police uncover operation that exploited 146 Chinese women, marking one of the largest human trafficking cases in canton Bern
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- Five defendants accused of luring 146 Chinese women to Switzerland for forced prostitution
- Victims were housed in flats they were afraid to leave and had to pay 50% of wages to alleged pimps
- 41 convictions for human trafficking have been handed down in canton Bern since 2008
By The Numbers
208
victims contacted FIZ support unit in 2024
159
victims identified as targets of sexual exploitation
5,677
nights spent in safe accommodation
They Said
"The exchange of information with foreign authorities is sometimes almost easier than with the authorities of other cantons"
"More details would be given once the indictments had been completed"