Suspected criminal offenses Police suspect: Three-digit number of foreigners who paid “threshold money” for a job in Närpiö – illegal exploitation continued for years

Police suspects that there are many more victims in Närpiö ‘s suspected foreign labor force.

The police have every reason to suspect that the number of people who paid the threshold money is in the triple digits, the Ostrobothnian Police Department says in a press release.

The number of registered victims is a fraction of this.

It is known to the police that the threshold money system has existed for years. It has placed a heavy burden on many Vietnamese, police say.

Newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet said in late Januarythat the police are investigating the bringing of Vietnamese people to work, among other things, in some greenhouse companies in Närpiö. According to the newspaper, the broker is suspected of having taken 10,000 to 20,000 euros for each employee he brought to Finland.

Helsinki The Police Department and the Ostrobothnian Police Department have investigated previously reported aggravated railings, which have resulted in a total of five people being imprisoned. The Central Criminal Police is also involved in the investigation. The aim of the police is to put an end to the years of extortion.

The number of identified suspects is still about ten, police said in a statement.

A week ago

With a threshold money system means that a person pays an unreasonably high sum of money to enter Finland.

The police remind that in Finland, no foreigner has to pay a threshold money or any kind of gift to get here to work. It is illegal to collect the threshold money.