Swiss police break up major Chinese trafficking ring

Bern cantonal police have smashed a major human trafficking ring. Five people are accused of luring over 100 Chinese women to Switzerland to exploit them as sex workers. The complex case will soon be brought to court. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The five defendants are accused of luring 146 Chinese women to Switzerland in order to force them into prostitution. The victims were housed in flats that they were afraid to leave and had to pay half their wages to the alleged pimps. Annatina Schultz, the attorney general of canton Bern, told reporters on Monday that more details would be given once the indictments had been completed. Since 2008, a total of 41 convictions for human trafficking have been handed down in canton Bern. Most of the cases involved sexual exploitation. More flexible data exchange The director of security for canton Bern, Philippe Müller, and Police Commander Christian Brenzikofer stressed the complexity of such investigations. Both ...