Belgian Police Detain 25 in Chinese Sex Trafficking Probe

Belgian Police Detain 25 in Chinese Sex Trafficking Probe
Belgian police in a file photo. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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BRUSSELS—Belgian police detained 25 people Tuesday as part of a human trafficking probe targeting an alleged criminal organization suspected of sending Chinese women to Europe and forcing them into prostitution, the federal prosecutor’s office said.

Police raided 26 places across Belgium, discovering 20 alleged victims, and one suspect was detained in Spain, the office said, with raids also taking place in the Spanish cities of Alicante and Barcelona.