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21/08/2014
Women Rescued In PSNI Human Trafficking Sting
Three women in their twenties who are thought to be victims of human trafficking have been taken to safety following a police investigation in Bangor, County Down.
Detectives in Bangor have arrested two men, aged 38 and 25, on suspicion of offences linked to suspected people trafficking and prostitution.
The men have been taken to a local police station for questioning and remain in custody at this time.
The officer leading the operation, Detective Inspector Harry Colgan, said: "The arrests follow a proactive police search at a house in the Holborn Court area of Bangor on Wednesday 20 August.
"Three women in their twenties, who we believe may have been trafficked into Northern Ireland, have been taken from the property to a place of safety and they will be interviewed in due course by specially trained officers and provided with all of the support they may require."
(IT/CD)
Detectives in Bangor have arrested two men, aged 38 and 25, on suspicion of offences linked to suspected people trafficking and prostitution.
The men have been taken to a local police station for questioning and remain in custody at this time.
The officer leading the operation, Detective Inspector Harry Colgan, said: "The arrests follow a proactive police search at a house in the Holborn Court area of Bangor on Wednesday 20 August.
"Three women in their twenties, who we believe may have been trafficked into Northern Ireland, have been taken from the property to a place of safety and they will be interviewed in due course by specially trained officers and provided with all of the support they may require."
(IT/CD)
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