*🚨Italy: Major Police Operation Against Human Trafficking involving Georgians* The Crotone State Police, in collaboration with the Anti-Mafia Directorate, executed a precautionary order against *9 individuals*—*7 Georgians* 🇬🇪 and *2 Italians* 🇮🇹—based on strong circumstantial evidence of their involvement in a criminal organization. This investigation, which began in *July 2022*, uncovered a structured network led by an Italian national, coordinating activities through *3 Georgian women*. They lured Georgian women to Italy with false job promises, charging them fees for mediation, all in violation of immigration laws. Authorities identified those responsible for transporting the women to Italy and sheltering them in "safe houses" in the municipalities of Botricello and Cutro, enabling the exploitation of their labor without any contracts. The operation has resulted in *4 prison detentions* and *5 house arrests*, along with the preventive seizure of *4 properties* used by the gang. Additionally, efforts are underway to locate *3 suspects* identified outside the country.