BRUSSELS—Belgian police detained 25 people Tuesday as part of a human trafficking probe targeting an alleged criminal organization suspected of sending Chinese women to Europe and forcing them into prostitution, the federal prosecutor’s office said.
Police raided 26 places across Belgium, discovering 20 alleged victims, and one suspect was detained in Spain, the office said, with raids also taking place in the Spanish cities of Alicante and Barcelona.
All the alleged victims are of Chinese origin, and three suspects are of Belgian nationality, with the others of Chinese origin.
According to prosecutors, Chinese sex workers are increasingly present in Belgium, particularly in Brussels….