Two charged with human trafficking offences following investigation in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Two people have been charged in connection with human trafficking offences following an investigation in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The operation saw officers from Greater Glasgow Human Trafficking Unit carry out search warrants in Glasgow, along with a search warrant in Edinburgh on Monday, 15 February.
A 28-year-old woman and a man, 32, have been charged in connection with human trafficking offences at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
Both were charged under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act.
Neither submitted a plea and have been remanded in custody.
Detective Inspector Mark McLennan confirmed officers carried out search warrants at addresses in Denniston, Maryhill and Thornliebank in Glasgow and the Canongate area of Edinburgh.
He said: “We worked closely with Edinburgh City, National Human Trafficking Unit and Home Office Immigration Enforcement Crime and Financial Investigation Scotland as part of this operation.”
A 31-year-old man was also reported to the Procurator Fiscal following the investigation.