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Spanish
police say they have arrested 25 people in a sex-trafficking ring that brought
women from Nigeria to work as prostitutes.
The
women, allegedly lured with the promise of good jobs in Europe, were first
flown to Mexico or Brazil, travelling on false identity documents.
From
there, they were flown to Paris, then smuggled into Spain to work in the sex
trade, police say.
Five
women who were victims of the sex ring were freed in the raids.
Police
found one member of the gang performing an abortion on one of the five women,
reports the BBC's Madrid correspondent, Tom Burridge.
Hidden
goods
Arrests
were made across Spain - in Madrid, Toledo, Cantabria and Palma de Mallorca.
More
than 100 vans concealing luxury goods were also seized.
The
gang used the vans to launder their profits and send them back to Lagos, police
say.
The
vans, with dark-tinted windows and welded doors, were stocked full of beer but
had luxury items hidden deeper inside.
Goods
worth an estimated 5m euros (£4.1m; $6.6m) were found in 94 vans seized in
Madrid and another 26 in the port of Valencia, including high-end televisions
and cases of alcohol.
Police
say the gang was formed more than 20 years ago in Nigerian universities and was
also known for sending so-called Nigerian letters by email, asking recipients
to send money.
Eight
of the 25 people arrested were in Spain illegally, they say.
Source:
BBC
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