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Police identify 156 in drug-facilitated sexual assault cases
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- An international operation led by German and British police has uncovered 156 suspects and victims in cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5GSeq Europol said the victims were 'almost exclusively' women Image: Ute Grabowsky/photothek/picture alliance Advertisement.
- The victims were almost exclusively women.
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An international operation led by German and British police has uncovered 156 suspects and victims in cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault. Operation Medusa has led to 57 arrests and 158 safeguarded victims so far.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GSeq Europol said the victims were 'almost exclusively' women Image: Ute Grabowsky/photothek/picture alliance Advertisement. A police operation spanning seven countries has identified 156 perpetrators and victims of drug-facilitated sexual assaults, authorities announced on Thursday.
The victims were almost exclusively women.
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