Police arrest two for trading in humans

Police from the country’s unit on organised crime have arrested two Ukrainian nationals suspected of trading in humans. The spokesman for the unit made the news public on Friday. The two individuals – both permanent residents in the Czech Republic – were arrested in South Bohemia. They are suspected for having lured fellow nationals to the Czech Republic on the pretext of secure jobs. Those who accepted were reportedly forced to work in unbearable conditions – with no chance for proper rest or sick-leave benefits - while the suspects retained a profit. The suspects are thought to have illegally made millions of Czech crowns.