Voodoo curses gang in the southwestern city of Huelva

Ringleaders of a human-trafficking ring that brought Nigerian women to Spain and forced them into prostitution by threatening them with Voodoo curses were brought before a judge on Saturday. Many of the 23 suspects were charged with human trafficking and extortion at the court in the southwestern city of Huelva, police said. The arrests occurred during nationwide raids that began Thursday and were continuing, police said. The crackdown was triggered by a woman who told police in February of the gang’s intimidation tactics. The gang tempted young Nigerian women to travel to Europe with promises of prosperity and later extorted money and controlled them through intimidation, police said in a statement.”