Eight Arrested for Sex Trafficking

[Asianfcuker]

The below is taken for Lancashire Evening Post dated 19 April 2017

Eight arrested in crackdown on human trafficking for sex trade

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Early morning raids have been carried out in Blackpool and Preston as part of an investigation into human trafficking, linked to prostitution. A 27-year--old woman was arrested in Station Road, Blackpool this morning.

One man aged 30 was arrested at an address on Arkwright Road in Preston. Another man, aged 29, was arrested at an address in Walton-le-Dale. Raids also took place in Blackburn, Gateshead in Northumbria and Evesham, near Worcester, with a total of seven men and one woman taken into custody All have all been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to traffic for sexual exploitation and conspiring to incite prostitution. They are all currently in custody. Eight women were found inside the addresses and were suspected of being trafficked to the UK from Romania for the purposes of prostitution. Police said the women are being supported following the raids.

The arrests are part of one of the biggest operations of its kind in the country and follow a long running investigation led by Lancashire Constabulary’s human trafficking and modern slavery team, Op Proteus. Det Insp Mark Vaughton, of Op Proteus, said: “Today’s arrests are the latest stage of a long-running proactive investigation by Lancashire Constabulary into the activities of a Romanian organised crime group which we believe has been trafficking women into the country for the purposes of prostitution. “I’d like to thank our colleagues in the other force areas and at the National Crime Agency for the assistance in co-ordinating and carrying out today’s activity. “While this is just the latest phase of this operation today’s activities has seen both a number of people arrested and a number of women rescued from exploitation.

“Modern slavery is not something confined to history, it is still happening today, and it’s happening in Lancashire. “We would urge you to look closer, modern slavery could be happening right in front of you – whether that’s in nail bars, car washes, rural businesses, brothels, massage parlours, or a property in your neighbourhood. “In Lancashire we are committed to rooting out those individuals who choose to exploit others and we have dedicated officers working hard to remove this type of threat from our communities.

“This area of policing is complex and identifying modern slavery can be difficult, but we have had a number of successful prosecutions recently and there have been a number of victims who have been rescued from exploitation and are now rebuilding better lives with the right help and support. “Remember if something doesn’t seem right or you have a suspicion about trafficking or slavery; report your concerns to us.”

Speaking at one of the targeted addresses, Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw, who has funded an additional two roles in Lancashire to help investigate and build intelligence on modern slavery and human trafficking offences, said: "Today's operation has been a great success and shows why it's so important to remain focused on human trafficking. These were highly organised gangs making thousands of pounds, exploiting the most vulnerable women and girls. "The success of today's raid is testament to the hard work and professionalism of Lancashire officers and I'm proud that the resources I have put into this fight places us at the forefront of anti-trafficking work in the country.

"Those arrested today are part of the criminal infrastructure that exists to get these young girls into the country. Operations like today limit their ability to operate and will keep more victims out of the clutches of these gangs." To pass on information anonymously you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or complete an anonymous form online External Link/Members Only . When you contact them your identity will be protected. If you think someone is in immediate danger call 999, if you suspect slavery is happening and there is no immediate threat to life then contact police on 101.

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[george r]

this must be good news !! these twats want 15 years ..

[wavertreeguy]

as an aside, a load of Romanians just showed up in lancaster again ..........

[scutty brown]

Funny thing is, as far as I'm aware, none of the listed Lancashire addresses have been advertised on AW or Vivastreet in the last year or so. Or at least not for EE girls
Looks to me like these were either girls being used in parlours, outcall-only girls, or there's another advertising route other than the normal websites

[RadioKid]

Funny thing is, as far as I'm aware, none of the listed Lancashire addresses have been advertised on AW or Vivastreet in the last year or so. Or at least not for EE girls
Looks to me like these were either girls being used in parlours, outcall-only girls, or there's another advertising route other than the normal websites

In the past, many have been via adult work or b&s central vivastreet.

Naturally they're not very popular as customers often walk. Hence why they move around a lot and don't at very long.

[scutty brown]

more details of those arrested
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"Eight people who were arrested as part of a major human trafficking operation have been charged.
The seven men and one woman were arrested following a series of early morning raids at addresses in Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool in Lancashire, Gateshead in Northumbria and Evesham, near Worcester on Wednesday, April 19).
Razvan Mitru, 30, of Arkwright Road, Preston; Ionut Dogaru, 28, of Whitebirk Road, Blackburn; Alexandru Baltoiu, 24, of St Margaret’s Road, Evesham; Marius Trasca, 29, of Watt Street, Gateshead; Marian Diaconu, 25, of Arborfield Close, Slough; Andra Amzulin, 27, of Station Road, Blackpool; Claudiu-Nicusor Vlaescu, 31, of Whitebirk Road, Blackburn and Traian Gvarila, 31, of Victoria Place, Preston have this evening been charged with conspiring to traffic for sexual exploitation and conspiring to incite prostitution for gain.
They are all due to appear before Blackburn Magistrates Court tomorrow morning (Friday, April 21)."

[scutty brown]

Just checking the numbers of profiles, and Vivastreet for Lancashire has dropped by around 50 in the last week, mainly missing are the duplicated outcall-only profiles. Brings Vivastreet down to around 85 profiles, of which ~65 are EE girls. AW shows a similar number though its getting harder to tell with them increasingly lying over origin. So ~130 active EE profiles, you can assume around 30 will be duplicates, gives you around 100 EE girls being offered in Lancashire at present (I mean the current county, not the historic one). In reality that means Blackpool / Preston / Blackburn / Burnley with a handful in Lancaster hotels this week.

Thats the lowest Vivastreet has shown for some time and perhaps indicates something big happened with this raid

[Gary1980]

Hopefully they throw the book at them. 

[scutty brown]

turns out of of the cunts -Claudiu Nicuşor Vlăescu- appears to have just completed a jail term for attempted armed robbery of a jewel store in Bulgaria. WTF was he doing in the UK?

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" The Constanţa District Court yesterday gave the sentence in the "robbery of the century", as it was called by the attempted thievery police at the Sevda jewelry store in Constanţa, Cristian Marian Gheorghiu, called Cristel, 34, Severin Gheorghiţă Ciocârlan, 21-year-old Ioneţ Velichea, and Claudiu Nicuşor Vlăescu, 24, were sentenced to seven years in prison, Valentin Ifrim, 32, six and seven months, and Ionut Moroianu, 24, three years in prison with execution. The top five accused were tried for attempted theft with particularly serious consequences, and Moroianu for concealment of attempted theft. The sentence is not final.
 According to the indictment, on June 23, 2010, the six individuals, members of the interlop clan "Brothers", have pillaged the Sevda jewelry store located in the North Faleza district of Constanta, but were caught by the police before acting. The investigators say that if the plan had succeeded, the interlopes would get their hands on gold and silver jewelery, clocks, icons and paintings estimated at one million euros. Lawyers say the thieves would have planned the blow for almost three weeks. The "attack" began around 21.30 when three of the group members descended from a car in front of an uninhabited house on Dragoslavele Street, parallel to Viceamiral Murgescu. They were going to get the four million lei loot through the abandoned building yard, leaping a fence separating the two properties. According to the investigators, Ionuţ Velichea tried to escape by running away on the roofs of neighboring buildings, but the police did not escape him and forced him to surrender, drawing a warning fire. All this time, the investigators say, Cristel assures them "behind", "patrolling" the wheel of a Volvo brand car with its mudguards and fuel oil plates. Investigators say gang members were going to attack and immobilize the guard in the premises before they reached the target treasure. None of them suspected, however, that the cops were being thrown, prepared at any time to intervene and handcuff them. When they got the green light, the cops covered the area. The car led by Cristel was blocked in traffic by law enforcement. During the search, police officers discovered a ball gun in the car, which Gheorghiu illegally owned. Cristel, Ciocarlan, Velichea, Vlăescu and Ifrim were arrested the next day, and Moroianu reached the bars three weeks after the robbery, accused of having taken the poison to kill the dogs keeping the building they are in The jewelry store "Sevda". Moroianu is also accused of having acquired a jammer that thieves intended to use for annihilation of the jewelry store surveillance system."

[scutty brown]

Most of them pleaded guilty, due for sentencing today

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[scutty brown]

more here
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"A snapshot into the scale of the conspiracy showed 22 cars linked to the gang were spotted by ANPR cameras 2,624 times between July 2016 and April 2017."
One of them actually owned a car business and also a property company

[Asianfcuker]

Most of them pleaded guilty, due for sentencing today

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Try this link instead of the first one.

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[Hurley]

The sentences, with the ringleader getting just over 5 years.
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[scutty brown]

The sentences, with the ringleader getting just over 5 years.
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They gamed the system though. All but one of them pleaded guilty, which meant they couldn't be sentenced until he was dealt with. Time on remand under such circumstances counts double. That means the time spent from April to now will count for around 16 months. With 50% remission on the balance, some of them will be back out pretty quickly.
As it happened, the guy who pleaded not guilty was cleared by jury after a week..........something got screwed up there

[george r]

They gamed the system though. All but one of them pleaded guilty, which meant they couldn't be sentenced until he was dealt with. Time on remand under such circumstances counts double. That means the time spent from April to now will count for around 16 months. With 50% remission on the balance, some of them will be back out pretty quickly.
As it happened, the guy who pleaded not guilty was cleared by jury after a week..........something got screwed up there

should be ten years each at least ..