(Barbados Nation) Police have smashed what they believe is a human trafficking ring here, and for the first time have charged individuals with this crime.
As a result, a man and a woman will appear in court today jointly charged with human trafficking.
Police public relations officer Inspector David Welch yesterday confirmed that the two were charged following a police raid of a bar in Nelson Street, The City, last Thursday.
Reliable sources told the DAILY NATION that the 22-year-old man and the bar’s 36-year-old proprietress were arrested after police found five female Guyanese nationals, dressed only in bathing suits, working in the bar.
The five were between 17 and 21 years old.
On further investigation, it was found that the five women’s passports and documentation were not in their possession. Other evidence uncovered suggested the women were part of a regional network.
