Glenavy premises searched in human trafficking investigation

BUSINESS premises in Glenavy were searched during an operation investigating human trafficking and prostitution last week.

Following a series of searches made in Randalstown and Antrim three people were arrested, a woman and two men.

A woman, 52, and a man, 53, were arrested in Randalstown, while a 26-year-old man was arrested in Antrim. Police took several items for forensic examination, including a computer and a Glock pistol.

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The PSNI said the arrests and searches were the culmination of a six-month investigation.

Detective Chief Superintendent Roy McComb, head of the Organised Crime Branch, said they were the latest example of the PSNI’s ongoing commitment to investigate human exploitation in Northern Ireland.

“We will continue our investigations into organised criminality at every opportunity both to protect those who may be vulnerable and to take the profit out of crime,” he said.