From the Organized Crime Management Directorate, a criminal organization, whose members were active in the trafficking and staple of women, from Latin America and Eastern Europe countries, was abducted by the Criminal Crime.

A police operation was held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, to the end of their action by the Division of the Trafficking and Marketing of Humans and Goods, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in areas of Attica and Corinth, in which -3 members of the organization were arrested, including the leadership.

They were charged with a criminal organization, a criminal organization, people’s marketing, mastics, forgery, a breach of stamps raised by the Authority as well as for violating the Code of Migration on employer obligations and the possession of travel documents and gun legislation.

In particular, in the context of a preliminary ruling, following the use of specific investigative techniques, police surveillance, searches and the examination of victims of trafficking in human beings, the existence of a criminal organization, operationally structured and with constant criminal activity, has at least since December 2022.

The members of this organization, in order to achieve their goal, were recruiting, transporting and promoting to our country foreign women, who were in a vulnerable position, with the aim of their sexual exploitation in -4- tolerance houses in Attica and -2- in Corinth, as well as in Corinth.

More specifically, in terms of their way of action (modus operandi), it was determined that:

  • The leader of the organization was supervised by the detention centers, however, while maintaining a distance from their operation, which he had assigned to another member,
  • The second member was in charge of the overall operation, management and coverage of operating expenses of the detention centers and apartments, the recruitment of women, the training of the program and the receipt of a large part of the revenue and revenue and revenue and
  • The third member of the organization participated in the operation and exploitation of the detention centers in the prefecture of Corinth.

The contribution of the second member of the organization was decisive for its operation, as it was presented to the prospective victims under a nickname, promising legal employment in our country, and then undertaken air costs, creating a debt bond that had to be repaid.

Thus, the victims, who initially resided in various apartments in Kallithea, New World and Exarchia, were channeled to the detention centers, where they were issued to repay the above debt.

Trafficking

Indeed, for the purpose of the legitimate operation of the “businesses”, members of the criminal organization proceeded to draw up for counterfeit certificates of the profession of persons issued by persons, as well as fake health booklets, while regularly entered virtual clinical examinations, Health.

From the investigations carried out, in total found and seized:

  • -23.610-euro,
  • -2- cars,
  • Digital evidence (mobile, computers, cameras and registration machines),
  • Numerous fake certificates of practicing profession issued with faces and -5- fake health booklets and
  • Numerous documents (handwritten notes regarding the operation of detention centers and names of foreign women, tax documents, women’s photos, identities, accounts, etc.).

It is noted that within the framework of the business, in collaboration with the specialized NGOs. “Our Rescue” and “A21” was provided with help and protection to -13 – women.

The detainees were taken to the competent prosecutor’s office and referred to an investigator.