ADVERTISEMENTFour French judges earlier in the day began questioning the passengers detained by the French authorities at Vatry airport, 150 km east of Paris, since Thursday over suspected "human trafficking". The hearings were conducted as part of the investigation opened by the Paris prosecutor's office on suspicion of human trafficking. According to the French media, some of the passengers spoke Hindi and others Tamil and are believed to have contacted their families by telephone. Human trafficking carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in France. But an anonymous tip indicated that passengers were “likely to be victims of human trafficking” in an organised gang, alerted the authorities.

Source: The Telegraph December 25, 2023 05:15 UTC