Colombian Police Bust Human Trafficking Ring Using Fake Scholarships to Exploit Workers in Spain

Authorities dismantled a network that used fake academic scholarships to trap over 60 Colombians in labor exploitation in Spain.

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Colombian and Spanish authorities dismantled a human trafficking network that used fake academic scholarships to exploit over 60 Colombian citizens in Spain. ^[1] According to a report from Colombia's Dirección de Investigación Criminal e Interpol (Dijin), the human trafficking and migrant smuggling network operating between Colombia and Spain had begun operating in 2019. ^[2] Police alleged that Annelis Caridad Lissabet Ramos, alias 'Nelly', led the network and that the organization used threats of deportation and harm to victims' immigration records to control them. ^[3] Police officers arrested Annelis Caridad Lissabet Ramos, alias 'Nelly', during the operation; she is subject to an Interpol Red Notice. ^[4] The Dijin report said the network allegedly used fraudulent academic documents, obtained type D visas and residence permits, charged between $4 million and $8 million per victim, and affected 60 Colombian citizens. ^[5] After arriving in Spain, victims were primarily relocated to the Tarragona region where they were forced to work in restaurant chains for 12 to 16 hours daily. ^[6]

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Colombian and Spanish authorities dismantled a human trafficking network that used fake academic scholarships to exploit over 60 Colombian citizens in Spain. · Vanguardia

According to a report from Colombia's Dirección de Investigación Criminal e Interpol (Dijin), the human trafficking and migrant smuggling network operating between Colombia and Spain had begun operating in 2019. · El País

Police alleged that Annelis Caridad Lissabet Ramos, alias 'Nelly', led the network and that the organization used threats of deportation and harm to victims' immigration records to control them. · El País

Police officers arrested Annelis Caridad Lissabet Ramos, alias 'Nelly', during the operation; she is subject to an Interpol Red Notice. · El País

The Dijin report said the network allegedly used fraudulent academic documents, obtained type D visas and residence permits, charged between $4 million and $8 million per victim, and affected 60 Colombian citizens. · El País

After arriving in Spain, victims were primarily relocated to the Tarragona region where they were forced to work in restaurant chains for 12 to 16 hours daily. · Vanguardia

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