German police make arrests in human trafficker raids
Police have searched homes in several German states, making arrests of people suspected of being part of a people smuggling network.
There were three arrests in Thuringia, with searched also taking place in two other German states
Federal police officers arrested three people in the central German state of Thuringia on Wednesday in raids carried out because of suspected human trafficking activities.
Police said in a statement that the group had smuggled dozens of people in unsafe conditions for days at a time.
The arrests — of a Serbian, Syrian, and a Turkish national —were made in the cities of Altenburg and Erfurt.