Football dream fraud, Spanish police arrest migrant trafficking network from Latin America

2024-12-06 23:36:20 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

Football dream fraud, Spanish police arrest migrant trafficking network from
Spanish police announce the eradication of a network of child traffickers from Latin America under the dream of football. The operation, which lasted about 1 year, was launched after several complaints were received about a network that was deceiving young people from Latin American countries to bring them to Europe with the promise of signing a professional contract with a football team.

The young people, who mostly came from very poor provinces, were asked to pay between 2,000 and 3,500 euros for living, housing, federation registration and legalization procedures and were assured that the whole process would take several days and they would to immediately sign professional contracts.

However, the reality was completely different as when they arrived in Guadalajara (this particular city was the headquarters of the network) they soon realized that they had fallen victim to ruthless criminals.

Dozens of children crammed into a few square meters with unacceptable sanitary conditions, who were not destined to become the new football stars, but to become free laborers who would work illegally in the country. The authorities arrested the mastermind of the network and are looking for many of his associates.