France halted a plane transporting 300 Indians due to suspected involvement in 'human trafficking'. French authorities grounded a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua carrying 303 Indian passengers after receiving a tip that it could be carrying victims of human trafficking, prosecutors said on Friday. It said an anonymous tip signalled that the flight, operated by Romania-based charter company Legend Airlines, was carrying people who could be victims of human trafficking. It was grounded Thursday after it stopped for refuelling in the city of Vatry east of Paris. Investigators from a specialised French organised crime unit, border police and aviation gendarmes are working on the case.

Source: dna December 22, 2023 23:00 UTC