Published 11 May 2021 at 15.23
Domestic. Last week, the police arrested and fined 91 buyers of sexual services in connection with a targeted operation against prostitution and human trafficking in Stockholm. That's the highest number ever.
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The operation was carried out by the Norrmalm police, who for seven days raided several addresses around Stockholm.
In addition to working against the demand for sexual services and applying the legislation that prohibits the purchase of sexual services, the purpose of the effort has also been to “train police personnel in the problem of human trafficking and prostitution”, the police write on their website.
– We can state that prostitution occurs in a large number of places, both in and outside the inner city. It is clear to us that trafficking in women's bodies is a lucrative business for foreign criminal networks, says Anders Olofsson, operations manager and external officer in the local police area Norrmalm.
The people who sold sexual services are both women and men, exclusively from Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia. The buyers are all men.
The effort has been carried out in close collaboration with the social services. Specialized secretaries from both the MIKA reception and the Youth Emergency Service have participated.
“All individuals found in these environments, both buyers and sellers, have had individual conversations with social secretaries in order to motivate support and help”, writes police.