Law enforcement and regulatory bodies recently concluded an intensive initiative, titled Operation Cane, to bolster public safety and dismantle organized crime networks. This intelligence-led operation targeted a range of offences…
Thousands of young people from the UK, travelling to popular holiday destinations including Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca to work in bars and clubs, have been have been given advice on…
Warrants at suspected brothels and call centres across Kent, Surrey, Manchester and London led to the arrests of six people for modern slavery offences. On Wednesday morning, 26 June 2024,…
A man has appeared in court following an investigation by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team. On Thursday 24 November 2022, a vehicle suspected to be linked to potential…
Four alleged kidnappers have been charged with modern slavery offences after Kent Police officers found two people trapped inside a lorry near Faversham. At around 1.30am on Wednesday 13 July…
Hotel Watch launch: (from left) Jo-Anna Taylor, Community Services Manager for Thanet District Council; Campaigner Sammy Woodhouse; and PC Matthew Owen from the Thanet Multi-Agency Task Force Kent Police has…
A suspect has been arrested and cash seized as part of an investigation into a suspected brothel in Folkestone. Kent Police officers carried out a warrant at a property in…
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