Ten Latin American females, including two minors, were yesterday rescued by police during a special operation in Montrose, Chaguanas.
They are believed to be victims of human trafficking and were allegedly being forced to work as prostitutes.
The operation was conducted from 5 am to 2 pm yesterday by officers of the Counter-Trafficking Unit, the Special Investigations Unit and the Special Investigations Task Force, along with operational support from the Multi Operational Police Section and Inter-Agency Task Force.
Acting on information, officers reportedly went to the compound which houses a private home, several apartments, a shop and a small food establishment and began searching for the victims.
After they were rescued, the victims were taken from a residence at Eric Street West in a police bus to an unknown location for their safety.
During the exercise, six Trinidadian men, a Trinidadian woman; a Latin American man and a Jamaican woman were also arrested.
Officers also seized several items of evidential value during the operation.
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