Among the seized items were a large number of ancient artifacts, including coins and works of art, believed to have been obtained through illegal excavations.

A large-scale police operation to dismantle an alleged human trafficking and document forgery ring is underway in Athens, according to the Athens News Agency.

The sex trafficking case is named after the inner-city and working-class Athens district Kolonos, where the abuse allegedly occurred and where the victim lived

The EU will put forth more proposals next week to combat human trafficking, a global industry estimated at 6bln euro annually

For months the Greek, Italian and Cypriot authorities had been struggling to catch a high-speed boat that regularly trafficked migrants from Turkey and Lebanon