Published Date:
29 October 2009
Two people, including one from Northamptonshire, have been arrested as part of a major operation targeting the suspected trafficking of women into the sex trade.
Officers from the UK Border Agency's Immigration Crime Team carried out warrants at four addresses in Reading and one in Northampton on Wednesday.
A 51-yearold British man from the Reading area was arrested on suspicion of Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation and Controlling Prostitution for Gain.
A 22-year-old woman with dual British and Thai nationality, also from the Reading area, was arrested in Northampton on suspicion of assisting in the management of brothels.
Three women of Lithuanian, Brazilian and Thai nationalities discovered at the addresses were put into the care of police and the UK Border Agency.
They were both questioned at police stations in the Reading and Northampton area, and were subsequently bailed to re-appear at a police station in Thames Valley in mid December.
Sergeant John Donachy from the SE Region Immigration Crime Team said: "Officers have executed 5 warrants in Reading and Northampton as part of a complex ongoing investigation into the trafficking of women into the UK sex trade."
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Last Updated:
29 October 2009 12:19 PM
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Location:
Kettering
