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Evans, a Kenyan athlete whose tourist trip to Russia turned into forced military service. [Screen grab]
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has uncovered a human trafficking syndicate luring unsuspecting citizens with promises of lucrative jobs in Moscow, only for them to be forced into Russia's military and deployed to the frontline in the war against Ukraine.
Authorities said the crackdown was the result of a coordinated multi-agency operation targeting the criminal network, which has been extorting huge sums from desperate job seekers.
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