A police operation against a human trafficking network linked to a training center for football players in northern Portugal released, on Monday, 47 young athletes, including 36 minors, reported the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF). ).
The victims, men from Africa, Asia and South America, were taken to institutions “under the protection of the State”. The announcement of the result of the operation was made this Thursday by the SEF.
Two Portuguese and five companies were accused in the scope of the operation, called ‘Eldorado’, during which “several passports and visas” were seized.
According to the local press, the victims were kidnapped at the premises of the Bsports football academy, in Riba de Ave, near Vila Nova de Famalicão (north). Players will testify before a judge before returning to their home countries.
One of the accused was identified by the press: Mario Costa, one of the directors of the Bsports academy and president of the general assembly of the Portuguese football league, a position he resigned on Wednesday after stating that he had not committed any illegality.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
