Germany-wide police raids target alleged worker trafficking
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German police are conducting raids across the country to crack down on the alleged human trafficking of unskilled workers from outside the European Union
BERLIN -- German police conducted raids across the country Wednesday to crack down on the alleged human trafficking of unskilled workers from outside the European Union.
Federal police in Berlin tweeted that the raids started at 7 a.m. local time (0800GMT). The police agency said officers searched homes and businesses, focusing on the German capital and surrounding Brandenburg state.
German news agency dpa reported that police were investigating around 20 suspects for suspected involvement in allegedly forging EU citizenship documents and placing the workers with large logistics companies.
The names of the suspects and the companies were not released in line with German privacy rules.
