The Criminal Organization, whose members were active in the Organized Crime. Trading of foreign men, mainly Nepal nationalsin order to their economic and labor exploitation in agricultural crops in Greek territory.
A large -scale police operation in Attica, Thessaloniki, Argolida, Boeotia, Messinia, Ilia and Larissa took place in the early hours of Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 2025.
· Of the Department of Operational Groups of the Directorate
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· The Nafplio and Thebes Criminal Criminal Criminal Crimes,
· The Kalamata Drug Prosecution Department, as well as special groups and criminal surveys of the local General Police Directorates of Criminal Investigations.
In the context of the business, 10 members of the organization were arrested, Pakistan nationals, including one of the leadership members, while in the Funds included another 10 people (of which 7 members of the criminal organization), whose details have been identified, including incarcerated in a pre -departure center of detention.
They were charged with criminal organization, people’s marketing – employment – as well as for violating the Code of Migration and Drugs Legislation.
Overall, by research, they were ascertained 25 cases of trafficking in foreign men, Nepal nationalswho lived in unhealthy and degrading conditions for human dignity.
The victims were provided with help and protection, in collaboration with the General Secretariat for Vulnerable Citizens and Institutional Protection of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum and the NGO A-21.
In addition, during the operation, 194 people were arrested in local police stations, of which 100 were arrested because they lacked their legal residence documents in the country.
As it emerged from the investigation, at least since November 2024, members of the criminal organization were formed and included in it, having operational structured and constant action, with the main activities being the recruitment of foreigners, mainly Nepal nationals, using – in a case -by -case basis – forced and deceitful, Installing and transferring them to various parts of the country in order to obtain an illegal economic benefit through the exploitation of their work.
Main role In recruitment he held a 29 -year -old, Nepal national, Taking guidance and support from a 39 -year -old, she appeared as a “mediator” for finding a job in our country, targeting her fellow citizens, who was legally working in the Balkan countries, especially in Romania.
To achieve its goal, she posted related “ads” on social media, where with directed content promised better money in Greece. In fact, the profile numbered tens of thousands of followers, with millions of user views in more than 150 videos.
The work that was being carried out mainly concerned the agricultural sector, without any reference to the terms of employment and the basic living benefits.
When interested parties came in contact with her, the 29 -year -old detached their consent to travel to our country for a remuneration that would be gradually paid through their work, thus creating a bond of economic dependence and debt.
Subsequently, the victims entered the Greek territory by air or through the land borders with Northern Macedonia and then, with the assistance of members of the criminal organization, were transferred to areas in the province.
Previously, they were transferred to apartments or other temporary residence sites under constant surveillance, where various people often removed travel documents as a means of pressure.
Indeed, in their transfer, some foreigners were forced to pay or had been subject to physical violence and threats, while in other cases they were subjected to illegally withdrawn money to pay money to the perpetrators in return for their release.
In the areas where aliens were employed, such as Argolida, Ilia, Arcadia, Laconia, Messinia, Larissa and Boeotia, They lived in rough accommodation or warehouses and were employed in exhaustive agricultural work under the supervision of cars, who functioned as intermediaries and managed the stay, work and supervision of workers. The working conditions were extremely tough, with no hours or rest, while the traffickers received little or no money on the pretext of repaying the “debt”. Those who reacted faced threats, intimidation or physical violence.
As part of the business, surveys were carried out in houses, accommodation and shops where, among other things, found and seized:
· 18 Nepal passports, other travel documents (passports, identities, etc.) Pakistan and Bangladeshi,
· Numerous money shipment documents through money transfer companies,
· Numerous handwritten notes with quoted amounts, dates and names,
· Documents with information on flight reservations of foreign people,
· 18 mobile phones and -3- computers,
· Quantity of processed cannabis,
· The amount of € 14,375 and 4 cars.
It is noted that, on the day of the business, the Department of Commanding and Trading of Humans was reinforced by a special EUROPOL expert, which assisted in real -time analysis of information using the EUROPOL (Mobile Office “mobile data analysis unit.
The detainees, with the case file formed against them, were led to the competent prosecutor’s office.
Source: Skai
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