(ANSA) - Rome, December 1 - Italian police on Friday arrested
one Italian man and two Ivorian men for illegally bringing into
Italy youth soccer players from the Ivory Coast.
Raids were carried out in Parma and Milan.
The gang allegedly trafficked five young players between the
ages of 13 and 17.
They were provided with fake IDs purporting to show they had
relatives who were stable immigrants in Italy.
They included Assane Gnoukori, a midfielder who played for
Udinese and then Inter Milan.
Ivory Coast youth soccer player traffic (2)
Raids in Parma, Milan