Spanish police arrest 11 over alleged smuggling of 300 mostly Nepalese foreign workers
In a statement, police said most of those smuggled had entered on tourist visas, including for other countries within the European Union's Schengen area.
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00:00Spanish police said on Thursday they had broken up a criminal network linked to smuggling 300 workers into the country, mostly from Nepal.
00:10Police said they arrested 11 people and are investigating two others.
00:16Some 294 of the foreign workers lacked proper documentation to live and work in Spain.
00:24Officials said the workers were placed illegally on farms in central and eastern Spain and didn't receive pay for months of work besides being provided very basic meals.
00:35A video released by Spanish authorities showed scores of people sitting side by side on mattresses lined up in a low-lit room.
00:44According to a police statement, most of those smuggled had entered on tourist visas, including for other countries within the European Union's Schengen area.
00:55According to the World Bank, over 20% of Nepal's 30 million people live in poverty.
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