38 Held On Suspicion Of Enslaving Young Men

Romanian police have detained 38 people suspected of holding dozens of vulnerable young men and boys like slaves for years, chaining them up and forcing them to do various types of work, or fight each other for entertainment.

The arrests took place on Thursday following large-scale police raids the day before in Berevoesti, 170km north of the capital, Bucharest. Five people, including two boys aged 10 and 12, were freed after the raids.