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Police rescue 15 'sex slaves' in crackdown on trafficking in Scotland
by Dave Keating | July 3, 2008 at 07:09 am | 661 views | 4 comments
After a 15-month investigation a massive sting has resulted in the arrest of 35 people on sex trafficking charges in Scotland, identifying 15 women from Southeast Asia who were duped into coming to the UK and then forced into prostitution.
FIFTEEN "sex slaves" from south-east Asia have been found working in Scotland's sex industry, following a major crackdown on human trafficking. Young women trafficked from China, Malaysia and Singapore were rescued from brothels and flats in cities and towns across the country during the six-month operation, called Pentameter 2.
Some paid thousands of pounds to be brought to Scotland under the false the false belief they would get legitimate work as waitresses or au pairs.
Chinese "snakehead" gangsters are believed to have issued them with false passports and documentation.
However, after arriving in Scotland, they had their papers taken from them and were coerced into working in the sex trade to repay their debts
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July 3, 2008 at 07:09 am by Dave Keating, 661 views, 4 comments
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at 07:13 on July 3rd, 2008
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at 07:15 on July 3rd, 2008
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at 08:57 on July 3rd, 2008
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at 11:19 on July 3rd, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff.