Italian police have arrested three
Moroccan nationals, two women and one man, believed to belong to
a criminal organization in the Sardinian town of Siniscola, in
the Nuoro province.
The three individuals allegedly arranged fake marriages
between Italian citizens and foreign women for the purposes of
Italian citizenship.
Once in Italy, however, the women and girls - some of whom
underage - were forced to engage in prostitution.
The investigation, coordinated by the Nuoro prosecutor's
office, lasted about six months.
Those arrested had long been residents in Sardinia and found
Italians who, in exchange for money or sexual favours, were
willing to go to Morocco to marry very young women and girls.
The group had been operating for several years, during which
several women - some of whom are still being identified - were
brought to Italy.
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