Three arrested in ‘horrific’ case of women sex trafficked to Northern Ireland from Romania

Officers carried out searches and arrested three people in the Greater Belfast area

Detective Inspector Rachel Miskelly has described the suspected trafficking of Romanian women to Northern Ireland as ‘horrific’ (Claudia Savage/PA)

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested three people over the “horrific” suspected trafficking of Romanian women who were then forced into prostitution.

Detectives from the PSNI’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit said they had carried out a significant operation targeting an organised crime group.