Four arrested in Northern Ireland over suspected trafficking of Romanian women

The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit said that one female victim had been identified and offered safeguarding

The PSNI said more women could be at risk (Niall Carson/PA)

Four people have been arrested as part of an operation to tackle human trafficking in Northern Ireland.

Four searches, three in Ballymena and one in Omagh, were carried out on Tuesday by detectives from the Organised Crime Branch with the support of officers from Tactical Support Group (TSG).