Latest news Bern police identify 90 victims of human trafficking
The Bern cantonal police have identified 90 women involved in an international human trafficking case. One accused woman must answer to the courts, as the police and public prosecutor's office announced on Friday.
17.10.2025, 15:18
17.10.2025, 15:19
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The investigation began in March 2023. Four months later, a 50-year-old woman of Chinese origin with a valid residence permit was caught in Basel.
She allegedly recruited women for sex work via Chinese online chats and accommodated them in private homes, hotels and apartments - particularly in the cantons of Bern and Basel-Stadt.
Seven alleged victims were questioned in Switzerland. According to the police, a total of 90 women aged between 37 and 67 have been identified.
Most of them had Chinese passports and Spanish residence permits. Investigators suspect that the actual number of victims is higher.
The accused woman is accused by the judicial authorities of human trafficking, deprivation of liberty and violations of the Aliens Act and the Narcotics Act, among other things. According to the public prosecutor's office, the charges will be brought at a later date.
