Women allegedly forced into prostitution saw 2,000 clients in three months
Court hears of Colombian women working out of Msida and fearing 'phantom boss'
September 3, 2024| Edwina Brincat
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Phone data retrieved in the investigation shows Luke Farrugia issuing orders to the other defendants on how to run the alleged brothel. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
A group of Colombian women who were allegedly lured to Malta as human trafficking victims saw over 2,000 clients in three months, a court heard on Tuesday.
Police Inspector John Spiteri testified in the case against Luke Farrugia, 36, Clint Lawrence D'Amato, Denzil Farrugia, 19, Kane Vassallo, 22, Gordon Cassar, 44, Luca Emanuele Corita, 21, Dylan McKay, 30, Alexandra Suhov Pocora, 32, and her partner Nicolae Efimov, 37.
They are all facing various charges related to human trafficking and subsequently running several brothels in apartments around Msida and Gżira. All are pleading not guilty.
On Tuesday Spiteri described how a case police thought was simply about people who may have overstayed their visa unravelled into suspicions that the women were being used to run a brothel.
Spiteri showed a series of videos grabbed from CCTV footage showing several of the defendants coming and going from one of the apartments that housed four of the victims.
Mobile data was not only integral to track the group's movement but also helped police identify Luke Farrugia as the suspected mastermind.
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