Syrians jailed for trafficking Moroccan women

Abu Dhabi, 20 Jan-(ANA)-A court in Abu Dhabi has jailed 13 Syrians for trafficking Moroccan women to the United Arab Emirates to work as prostitutes.

Seven men were given life sentences. Five others and one woman were jailed for 10 years each.

The women - some as young as 19 - had been lured with the promise of well-paid work.

One man - described as the ringleader - escaped to Syria and was sentenced to life in prison in absentia. (ANA)

FA/ANA/20 January 2010----