Azalea at the core of intelligence gathered to secure warrants.
Tamar was invited again to support Bedfordshire Police with facilitating a reception centre for women removed from properties of exploitation. Through the trust gained and relationships built with survivors of international sex trafficking, Tamar has been pivotal in these operations. We are thankful that another eight people have been stopped from sexually exploiting women in Bedfordshire and further afield and that these women can now receive ongoing support in places of safety.
As the BBC Article reads “Eight people arrested in Luton over human trafficking offences” . Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking offences after what police said was a major investigation into the sexual exploitation of women.
The five men and three women, whose ages ranged between 20s and 40s, were arrested at four addresses in Luton.
A ninth man was arrested at one of the addresses on Wednesday on suspicion of failing to appear at court.
Det Insp Louise Gent described trafficking as a "heinous" crime.
"Unlike drugs or firearms, which are only bought or sold once, a victim being exploited in this way represents a continuous source of income for criminals," said Det Insp Gent, from Bedfordshire Police.
The force said it arrested four men in a similar operation last year who were among 18 people now facing trial in Romania for human trafficking offences.