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Coverage dated November 21, 2021

Italy cracks gang forcing Nigerian women into prostitution

Headline from Local News 8

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian customs police say they have cracked a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that forced dozens of young women into prostitution and street-begging in Italy.

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    By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian customs police say they have cracked a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that forced dozens of young women into prostitution and street-begging in Italy.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Italy cracks gang forcing Nigerian women into prostitution | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian customs police say they have cracked a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that forced dozens of

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Italian cops bust Nigerian crime network forcing women into prostitution | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Italian authorities said the criminal network forced 41 Nigerian women into prostitution while nine were forced to beg for money on the streets. The exploitation stretched outside Italy into Germany and Libya.

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