In France, a plane carrying more than 300 people was grounded on suspicion of human trafficking. The passengers are all Indians, who were supposed to go to Nicaragua. Two people were taken into custody. The authorities are seeking to verify whether they are victims of human trafficking by an organized gang.
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The plane from the Romanian company Legend Airlines landed on Thursday December 21 in the middle of the afternoon to refuel at Vatry airport, in Marne, 150 kilometers from Paris. He had taken off from Dubai and was then due to reach Nicaragua.
But that was without counting on an “anonymous report” which alerted the French authorities. Report that the Airbus A340 was carrying Indian passengers who may be victims of human trafficking.
Since then, the plane has been grounded. The passengers were held in the foreigners’ waiting area of the airport… where they were able to sleep and eat.
Meanwhile, authorities are investigating. What was the objective of this flight? According to a source close to the matter, cited by Agence France Presse, the passengers were “ probably workers in the United Arab Emirates ” Who ” may have wanted to travel to Central America in order to illegally enter the United States or Canada “.
The Paris prosecutor’s office specifies that identity checks were carried out on passengers and on-board staff.
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