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Probably child trafficking and welfare scamming. The child is certainly not a Roma. I would *guess* that she is from either a Nordic or a Baltic (Latvia/Estonia) country. Eastern Europe (Poland/Belarus/Ukraine/Russia) is also a possibility.
Mystery girl’s parents sought
October 19, 2013
ATHENS, Greece – Greek police request international help to reunite a 4-year-old – who was found during a raid on a Gypsy community – with her family. The Greek police raided the camp in search of drugs and weapons, part of a crackdown on illegal activity in the Gypsy community. But during the operation, an accompanying prosecutor noticed something else that stood out: a blond, blue-eyed little girl. Around 4 years old and going by the name Maria, the girl looked nothing like the couple she lived with, officials said Friday. DNA tests proved she wasn't their child, and further investigation raised even more suspicions: authorities allege the mother claimed to have given birth to six children in a total of less than 10 months, while 10 of the 14 children the couple registered as their own are unaccounted for.
The child was found Wednesday near Farsala in central Greece. Police say they also found drugs and unregistered firearms in other parts of the Gypsy – or Roma – settlement, which is about 280 kilometers (170 miles) north of Athens. Greek officials now try to figure out the girl’s true identity and whether the couple were linked to child-trafficking rings. “Her features suggest that she might be from an eastern or northern (European) country,” regional police chief Panayiotis Tziovaras said of the girl.
October 19, 2013
ATHENS, Greece – Greek police request international help to reunite a 4-year-old – who was found during a raid on a Gypsy community – with her family. The Greek police raided the camp in search of drugs and weapons, part of a crackdown on illegal activity in the Gypsy community. But during the operation, an accompanying prosecutor noticed something else that stood out: a blond, blue-eyed little girl. Around 4 years old and going by the name Maria, the girl looked nothing like the couple she lived with, officials said Friday. DNA tests proved she wasn't their child, and further investigation raised even more suspicions: authorities allege the mother claimed to have given birth to six children in a total of less than 10 months, while 10 of the 14 children the couple registered as their own are unaccounted for.
The child was found Wednesday near Farsala in central Greece. Police say they also found drugs and unregistered firearms in other parts of the Gypsy – or Roma – settlement, which is about 280 kilometers (170 miles) north of Athens. Greek officials now try to figure out the girl’s true identity and whether the couple were linked to child-trafficking rings. “Her features suggest that she might be from an eastern or northern (European) country,” regional police chief Panayiotis Tziovaras said of the girl.
Probably child trafficking and welfare scamming. The child is certainly not a Roma. I would *guess* that she is from either a Nordic or a Baltic (Latvia/Estonia) country. Eastern Europe (Poland/Belarus/Ukraine/Russia) is also a possibility.
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