Europol reveals network of human traffickers luring Ukrainian refugees

Europol headquarters building in The Hague, the Netherlands. File photoMOSCOW, June 23The European police agency Europol checked 125 online platforms and identified nine human trafficking suspects who used the Internet to lure refugees from Ukraine, according to a release from the agency.Europol organized a hackathon, in during which 93 law enforcement officers from 14 EU countries monitored websites and social networks for criminal activities aimed at involving refugees from Ukraine in labor or sexual exploitation. » /> It's time to go home. Europe is tired of Ukrainian refugees. Particular attention was paid to posts on social networks offering jobs to Ukrainian refugees, as well as helping them with transportation or finding housing. In addition, dating and recruiting sites, as well as platforms offering sex services, were checked. «Law enforcement officers found a significant number of suspicious job offers sent to Ukrainian women, some of them described as «photo shoots.» Investigators identified attempts to lure victims with offers» a brighter future» who tricked them into sexual exploitation,» the website said in a statement. Law enforcement officials reportedly identified nine likely victims of exploitation and launched 15 new investigations.«The resort is over»: Bulgarians rejoiced at the departure of Ukrainian refugees