Spanish police say they have
arrested 25 people in a sex-
trafficking ring that brought
women from Nigeria to work as
prostitutes.
The women, allegedly lured
with the promise of good jobs
in Europe, were first flown to
Mexico or Brazil, travelling on
false identity documents.
From there, they were flown to
Paris, then smuggled into Spain
to work in the sex trade, police
say.
Five women who were victims
of the sex ring were freed in the
raids.
Police found one member of the
gang performing an abortion on
one of the five women, reports
the BBC.
Arrests were made across
Spain – in Madrid, Toledo,
Cantabria and Palma de
Mallorca.
More than 100 vans concealing
luxury goods were also seized.
The gang used the vans to
launder their profits and send
them back to Lagos, police
say.
The vans, with dark-tinted
windows and welded doors,
were stocked full of beer but
had luxury items hidden deeper
inside.
Goods worth an estimated 5m
euros (£4.1m; $6.6m) were
found in 94 vans seized in
Madrid and another 26 in the
port of Valencia, including high-
end televisions and cases of
alcohol.
Police say the gang was formed
more than 20 years ago in
Nigerian universities and was
also known for sending so-
called Nigerian letters by email,
asking recipients to send
money.
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