In an early-morning sweep on 30 June, officers of the Nadodrzański Border Guard division and the Central Bureau of Police Investigation (CBŚP) raided 14 private apartments posing as ‘agencies’ in Lower Silesia, Silesia, Opole and Greater Poland. Seven suspects—two women and five men aged 37-52—were taken into custody on charges ranging from human trafficking to organising prostitution. Investigators believe the group recruited up to 100 women, many from outside the EU, advertising on social media and forcing them to provide sexual services under debt bondage.
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The ring is thought to have generated nearly PLN 1 million in untaxed income over three years. Cash, narcotics and vehicles worth PLN 200,000 were seized, while immigration officers initiated deportation proceedings against several undocumented workers found on site. Labour-market compliance experts note the operation is the first major test of Poland’s 2026 Act on the Conditions for Employing Foreigners, which extends corporate liability for third-party exploitation. Landlords and platform operators that knowingly facilitated illegal brothels could face fines of up to PLN 500,000 once indictments are filed. Companies relocating staff to Wrocław, Katowice or Poznań should expect increased inspections of residential leases and temporary-staff agencies. The Ministry of Family and Social Policy has already announced a hotline for employees who suspect coercion or visa fraud, mirroring Germany’s FAIR network. The bust also shows how closely Polish law-enforcement bodies now coordinate cross-border data: CBŚP analysts used Eurodac matches to trace some victims’ earlier asylum claims in Spain and Italy, illustrating the EU’s shift toward integrated mobility and crime databases.
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The ring is thought to have generated nearly PLN 1 million in untaxed income over three years. Cash, narcotics and vehicles worth PLN 200,000 were seized, while immigration officers initiated deportation proceedings against several undocumented workers found on site. Labour-market compliance experts note the operation is the first major test of Poland’s 2026 Act on the Conditions for Employing Foreigners, which extends corporate liability for third-party exploitation. Landlords and platform operators that knowingly facilitated illegal brothels could face fines of up to PLN 500,000 once indictments are filed. Companies relocating staff to Wrocław, Katowice or Poznań should expect increased inspections of residential leases and temporary-staff agencies. The Ministry of Family and Social Policy has already announced a hotline for employees who suspect coercion or visa fraud, mirroring Germany’s FAIR network. The bust also shows how closely Polish law-enforcement bodies now coordinate cross-border data: CBŚP analysts used Eurodac matches to trace some victims’ earlier asylum claims in Spain and Italy, illustrating the EU’s shift toward integrated mobility and crime databases.
