Shady dealings – Nigerian trafficking networks
By DW
29 April 2023 |
5:50 am
Criminal networks from Nigeria earn billions trading drugs and trafficking humans. They lure young women to Europe, where they’re forced into prostitution. The film accompanies investigators and meets some of the women who’ve managed to get out.
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