Germany: Woman arrested in forced prostitution probe

BERLIN (AP) — Police raided sites in Germany on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a crime ring suspected of forcing Vietnamese people into prostitution after they were smuggled into the country. Berlin prosecutors and federal police said the suspects allegedly put the victims to work in nail studios, massage parlors and “brothel-like operations.” Police and prosecutors said Wednesday that a 43-year-old Vietnamese woman was arrested at her home in Berlin. A 25-year-old Vietnamese citizen and a 64-year-old German man are under investigation. The trio are accused of profiting from the illegal presence in Germany of eight women and two men who allegedly paid off debts to smugglers by working for the arrested woman.