700 German police officers break up a network that illegally brings Vietnamese people into Europe
According to a VNA reporter in Berlin, on March 3, about 700 German police officers were deployed simultaneously in many states in Germany to destroy a network of illegal Vietnamese immigrants to Germany, mainly to work as nail technicians and some other simple jobs.
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| Police on duty in the area between Wiedersdorf and Landsberg, near Halle, eastern Germany. Illustration photo: AFP/TTXVN |
The Frankfurt Panorama (FAZ) newspaper and several other German press sources reported that German police raids were conducted at more than 30 locations in seven states across Germany, including the capital Berlin, Hessen, Sachsen, Niedersachsen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Württemberg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
A spokesman for Germany's Federal Police said the focus of the operation was raids in Berlin, with police searching apartments, nail salons and restaurants in the districts of Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg.
The investigation into the ring began in June 2019 and targeted 13 suspects, some of whom were detained on March 3.
Currently, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany has contacted the German Federal Police to obtain more information about the incident.