In March 2024 was initiated a joint investigation code-named AGISILAOS 2 between the Moldovan and the Greek authorities, targeting a transnational organized crime group dealing with trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation.
The police investigation established that between 2015 – 2018 the members of the OCG recruited vulnerable women in Republic of Moldova and, using fraudulent means, transported them to Greece. Subsequently, they moved them into apartments in Athens, took their documents and, using threats, they forced them to work in brothels in Athens, withholding their income.
Under the auspices and support of SELEC, several operational meetings were organized between the competent officers involved in the case, and a large amount of information was exchanged, leading to the identification of the suspects and their activities.
As a result, international arrest warrants were issued and a simultaneous police operation, supported by SELEC, took place in Athens and respectively Rhodes, between 3-4/7/2025, in the framework of executing a request for judicial assistance issued by the Moldovan authorities.
The operation led to the arrest of two (2) internationally wanted persons for participating in a criminal organization with the purpose of human trafficking (sexual exploitation), and the arrest of seven (7) additional persons for violating seals set by the Greek law enforcement authority, after checks were carried out in three brothels and a residence in Athens, with the purpose of identifying potential victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
According to the findings of the Moldovan Authorities, assisted by the Hellenic Police, nine (9) women, victims of human trafficking, have returned to Republic of Moldova; the exact number of victims is still to be determined.
