JOB SCAM / Prosecutors detain two over Dubai human trafficking operation
08/09/2022 07:25 PM
Prosecutors in Kaohsiung have detained two individuals suspected of using fake job postings to lure more than 50 people to Dubai where they were then tortured and illegally imprisoned.
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