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Most Popular 1 Trusts of wills: Banks vie for Wtr inheritance market. Over arrested in sex trafficking sting By Published : Oct. More than people were arrested in connection with sex trafficking over a five week period, police officials said Monday. According to the National Police Agency, people were arrested in Korea for operating in the international sex trade, from Aug.
Of those arrested were women. They were led to believe that they could make large sums of money through prostitution in another country. According to reports, the women stated that financial reasons were the driving factor behind their consent to the deals. Another 54 men were arrested for soliciting prostitution, along with 61 brokers. The police reported that people were arrested in connection with sex trafficking to Japan, most of whom were women. Most of the 18 arrested in connection with the U.
The police added that most of the remaining 70 people were Filipino and Chinese men looking to solicit prostitution while on vacation. Busan Metropolitan Police also arrested another seven men in connection with brokering prostitutes in the Philippines through an internet cafe or soliciting sex.
According to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, six brokers, including one surnamed Choi, and 16 Korean women, including one Kim, were arrested for partaking in sex trade deals with Japanese brothels. The police here have also asked the Japanese authorities for their cooperation in arresting Suzuki, a brothel owner in Tokyo, whose full name was undisclosed to the media.
