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Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with allegations of slavery, and a third alleged victim has been recovered from one of the Welsh sites being searched by detectives. Three men have been charged with slavery offences following an investigation at a travellers' site on a south Wales farm.
Officers from Gwent police confirmed they went to an address in St Brides, Newport, and found a 60-year-old British man. He was being assessed by specialist Red Cross staff. Thomas, Daniel and David Daniel Doran are accused of false imprisonment, conspiracy to hold a person in servitude and conspiracy to require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
A police spokesman said three men, aged 53, 38 and 20, had been arrested on suspicion of slavery and servitude offences. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thomas Doran will also face an additional charge of kidnapping by fraud.
The arrests came two days after a Polish man was recovered from a farm in nearby Peterstone, Newport. The charges came as a third alleged victim was recovered from one of the sites being searched by detectives and three more suspects were arrested. Seven people – six men and one woman – have been questioned by police so far and two men, one British and one Polish, are receiving medical treatment after being found by officers.
Earlier this year, a Kidderminster man was found at the same site in Peterstone after going missing 13 years ago while on holiday in the south Wales resort of Porthcawl. The investigation began after another man was discovered earlier this year 13 years after he went missing.
Detective Superintendent Paul Griffiths said: "This is a fast-moving and complicated investigation and we are grateful to the public for the continued assistance and support they have shown so far. Police have been searching the farm close to the coast between Newport and Cardiff where they believe a body may be buried and said on Wednesday that this part of the operation could continue into the weekend. The operation – codenamed Imperial – has involved more than 150 police officers and staff.
"I'm still appealing for anyone with any information to contact us on 101 quoting log 66 23/09/13. Alternatively, if anyone has information and would rather not pass this directly to the police then I would urge them to contact Crimestoppers, which is independent of the police and guarantees complete anonymity, on 0800 555111. Gwent police said the latest suspected victim found was a 60-year-old British man discovered at an address in Newport away from the farm.
"They don't need to give their name and the police will never know who they are. Any information given would be passed to the team in complete confidence." He was being cared for by Red Cross staff.
The three charged men will appear at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
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