The Judicial Police (SP) in Coimbra and the Greater Lisbon area have detained two men who are “seriously charged” with the crime of trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labor exploitation, the criminal investigation reported Wednesday.
The joint venture said in a statement that the operation, which led to the arrest of the two suspects, a businessman and a civil servant, aged 51 and 36, took place on Monday and was carried out by the Center’s board of directors “in secret.” cooperation” with the National Counter-Terrorism Unit in accordance with arrest warrants issued by the Central Directorate of Investigation and Criminal Affairs (DCIAP) in Lisbon.
According to a press release, the two defendants are charged with “at least since 2021” hiring workers abroad, “especially in Brazil” so they can come and work in Portugal for a civil engineering-related company based in Coimbra.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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