Europe Bulgaria ranked third in Europe in number of human trafficking victims

6 Dec 2008 |

‘Sofia News Agency’ reports that a round table was held in Sofia on human trafficking. Bulgaria ranks third in Europe in the number of its citizens falling prey to human trafficking for sexual exploitation. During the meeting Deputy Chief Prosecutor mentioned that 193 cases of human trafficking had been investigated in the first ten months of 2008; 44 persons have been sentenced; 246 Bulgarian citizens have been victims of this type of crime so far in 2008.

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Source : Sofia News Agency