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Last Updated: Monday, 30 January 2006, 19:53 GMT
House raided in sex trade probe
A property has been raided by police as part of an investigation into people-trafficking and the sex trade.

About 12 officers raided an address in Highfield, Southampton, on Monday as part of Operation Lynx - a probe into enforced prostitution.

Interpreters and immigration officials also took part in the raid. Four women - three from Latvia and one from Lithuania - were questioned.

A 31-year-old man was arrested nearby and is being questioned by police.

He is being held on suspicion of being concerned with running a brothel under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.




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