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He recruited through online advertisements and used them for prostitution, a Turkish man was arrested in Tirana, 9 girls were prosecuted

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Tirana Police have successfully completed another operation codenamed "Foreign Escort", which focused on cracking down on illegal trafficking activities. As part of this operation, Turkish citizen IY, 37 years old, resident of Tirana, was arrested, while 9 foreign nationals were processed at large for practicing prostitution.

IY is accused of the criminal offenses of “Exploitation of prostitution” and “Maintaining premises for prostitution”. According to the investigation, he recruited women from China and Kazakhstan and then exploited them for prostitution, using an online website to advertise their services. For this purpose, he had rented a premises in Tirana, where this illegal activity took place.

During the operation, a significant amount of cash, three cell phones and nine credit cards, which are suspected of being used for criminal activity, were seized.

Currently, investigations are ongoing to identify other persons involved and to fully document this case. The procedural materials have been referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.

Tirana Police continues its commitment to combat illegal trafficking and crack down on any criminal activity that threatens security and order.

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