Operatives of the Chop Border Guard Detachment, together with the National Police officers under the procedural guidance of the Uzhhorod district prosecutor's office, dismantled a human trafficking channel operating in Zakarpattia.

Directly at the state border, they apprehended a Hungarian citizen who was smuggling a 27-year-old Ukrainian woman to EU countries. After crossing the border, the man was supposed to transport the victim by car to the airport, from where they would fly to the Kingdom of Cambodia. There, the girl was destined for sexual exploitation.

Law enforcement officers established that the 41-year-old foreigner met the girl through social media and, exploiting her vulnerable state, coerced her into working in brothels in Cambodia. Due to significant debt to the bank and having a minor child, she was forced to agree.

The human trafficker and his victim were apprehended after passing through exit control procedures from Ukraine at the "Kosino" BCP. Operatives from the Mukachevo Border Guard Detachment were also involved in the apprehension.

Urgent searches were conducted at the suspect's residence, who currently resides in Ukraine. During the search cash, bank cards, draft records, etc., were seized. A car used as a means of committing the crime was also confiscated.

The man was detained and informed of suspicion of committing a criminal offense. Investigative actions are ongoing.