Border guards blocked the international human trafficking channel through which Ukrainian women were subjected to sexual slavery
The organizer and co-organizer of the scheme - two Bulgarian citizens - were detained at the checkpoint “Shegini”. For their own enrichment, under the pretext of employment abroad, the merchants organized a criminal scheme on the territory of Ukraine, which consisted in the selection, recruitment, facilitation in crossing the border and further attracting women from low-income families aged 18 to 30 for the provision of sexual services in the city of London. years.
Foreign organizers, both born in 1998, searched the Internet for their future victims. Ukrainians were offered high wages.
The criminal activity of two foreigners related to the sexual exploitation of Ukrainian women abroad was documented for two months by the operational officers of the Main Operational and Investigative Department of OKPP “Kyiv” together with representatives of the Migration Police of Kyiv. Kiev.
Criminal proceedings initiated under Part 2 of Art. 149 (trafficking in human beings) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine are ongoing. One of the attackers has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention. In relation to the co-organizer, events are ongoing. For the actions committed, the dealers face punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of five to twelve years.
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
