Slovenian police have identified 14 victims of human trafficking in a long-running investigation, after two suspects were targeted in connection with exploitation and drug trafficking. Police said the probe, concluded by detectives from the Criminal Police Division of the Maribor Police Directorate, uncovered human trafficking alongside the unlawful manufacture and trade of illicit drugs and the unlawful manufacture and trafficking of weapons or explosives. Authorities seized more than three kilograms of various types of illicit drugs and several items of unauthorised weapons during the investigation. Investigators initially focused on offences linked to human trafficking and illicit drug trafficking in the Slovenska Bistrica area. Two suspects were targeted, a 52-year-old Slovenian national and a 72-year-old man with dual Slovenian and Hungarian citizenship. Police provided statistics showing that in 2023 they identified 21 victims of human trafficking, 17 in 2024, and five in 2025. For 2026, they said the latest major investigations resulted in identification of a further 38 victims, including the 14 victims announced in connection with this case. The investigation is presented as a completed police operation, with detectives confirming the victims identified and the seizures made, while ongoing court and investigative steps are not detailed in the release.