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“Men jailed for 'abhorrent' operation trafficking women from Europe into UK for sex work”
George Filip led a "substantial and sophisticated" crime group that trafficked at least 16 victims.
Read at BBC News – UKReported by one source so far. It is confirmed when a second, independent source reports the same thing.
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