EUROPE INTELLIGENCE WIRE (Financial Times)
Wednesday, September 18, 2002


Thai prostitution ring broken up

A HUGE Thai prostitution ring was smashed by detectives yesterday. Seven people, including five women, believed to run the ring were arrested and 26 Thai females suspected of working as prostitutes were detained in raids across London, Surrey, Sussex and Essex. Police, who believe the girls were brought into the country illegally to work in the sex trade, are investigating their working conditions.

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