About 300 Indian Travelers Stuck At A French Airport Amid Human Trafficking Probe
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING VATRY, France — About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip that those aboard might be victims of human trafficking, authorities said. The flight stopped for refueling, and was grounded by French police based on an anonymous tip that it could be carrying victims of human trafficking, the prosecutor’s office said. Indian consular representatives are stationed at the airport and working with the French government ‘’for the welfare of the Indians'' and for an ‘’early resolution of the situation,'' the Indian Embassy in France posted Saturday on X. Legend Airlines lawyer Liliana Bakayoko said the company is cooperating with French authorities, denies any role in possible human trafficking and ‘’has not committed any infraction.'' “They wrote me messages that they want to see their families for Christmas.” The U.S. government has designated Nicaragua as one of several countries deemed as failing to meet minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking.