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Two charged with human trafficking and brothel keeping

Police have charged two people with offences including human trafficking and the pair will appear in court in Dungannon on Wednesday.
Police have charged two people with offences including human trafficking and the pair will appear in court in Dungannon on Wednesday.

TWO people are to appear in court charged with human trafficking and other offences including controlling prostitution.

The charges relate to a major policing operation into organised crime carried out this week by the PSNI's Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit.

A 63-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman have both been charged with human trafficking, controlling prostitution, brothel keeping and money laundering.

Both will appear before Dungannon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

All charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.