Five suspects have been arrested across multiple counties – and seven women safeguarded – after police stormed massage parlours linked to a major human trafficking probe.
Warrants Hit Massage Parlours in Chippenham and Beyond
The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) launched dawn raids on “massage parlours” in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Reading. The sweep is part of a sprawling investigation into suspected modern slavery and human trafficking.
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Action kicked off with arrests last night (15 October), including a man in his 30s from Leicester and a middle-aged couple from Bristol. They face charges of human trafficking, controlling prostitution for gain, and money laundering.
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