Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Security Service helped break up a human trafficking ring to western Europe, RIA Novosti said, citing the successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB.

Eight of the group’s leaders were detained in Russia and six were arrested abroad after they were “caught red-handed,” RIA reported today, without providing details of the crimes or saying where in Europe the group operated. An additional 20 people were identified as part of the group, the state-run news service said.

Last Updated: November 10, 2009 02:47 EST