10 detained in large-scale raid in Germany targeting human smuggling gang that exploits visa permits
Associated PressBERLIN — German authorities conducted a large-scale raid against an international human smuggling gang early Wednesday, police said in a statement. More than 1,000 police officers searched dozens of homes, stores and offices across western and southern Germany and detained 10 suspects, including two lawyers. The suspects are accused of having illegally taken advantage of special German immigration rules reserved for skilled foreign workers to obtain residency permits for around 350 mostly Chinese nationals — who don’t meet the needed criteria — in exchange for hundreds of thousands of euros. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser thanked police and prosecutors for the “massive strike against international organized migrant smuggling.” “In the fight against smuggling gangs, we need precisely this high level of investigative pressure and this consistent crackdown,” the minister added.
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