During a major raid in Essen All 17 brothel businesses and around 100 prostitutes were checked on the red light district late Friday evening.
Municipal authorities, tax investigations, customs and a hundred people were involved police,
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Among other things, it was checked whether the women were properly registered as prostitutes and had their health checked regularly.
The campaign also served to combat illegal prostitution and prevent human trafficking. When coordinating the operation, the authorities relied on their experience of combating clan crime together, and a total of 130 people were checked.
An employee of the public order office said in the evening that most women were registered under the prostitute protection law. According to a customs spokeswoman, a woman was suspected of being illegally in Germany. In four cases, it is now checked whether there is fraud on social benefits. Customs wants to examine business documents more closely for six employers.
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The police found “white powder”, probably a drug, in a brothel. A drug detection dog was also used. A man who failed to pay a fine was temporarily detained by the police.
Large-scale operations lasted until Saturday morning
At the start of the raid, police officers secured the entrances to the street near downtown. A little later, numerous men left the cordoned off area. The inspection of the companies and the prostitutes dragged on until early Saturday morning.
Because of “unsustainable hygienic conditions”, the city ordered the immediate closure of a brothel. “We assume that there is a health risk for the employed women,” said city spokeswoman Silke Lenz.
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The women had to vacate the brothel at night. Prior to this, employees of the regulatory office had discovered six completely overcrowded garages, numerous dog droppings and rats.
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