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| Eight charged after slavery raids in Devon and Cornwall | Eight charged after slavery raids in Devon and Cornwall |
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| Eight people arrested by police in Devon and Cornwall investigating alleged slavery offences and people trafficking have been charged. | Eight people arrested by police in Devon and Cornwall investigating alleged slavery offences and people trafficking have been charged. |
| Police arrested the eight - five women and three men aged aged between 25 and 37 - during four raids in Plymouth and one in Bodmin earlier this week. | Police arrested the eight - five women and three men aged aged between 25 and 37 - during four raids in Plymouth and one in Bodmin earlier this week. |
| Officers said they had been charged with offences related to conspiracy over labour exploitation. | |
| They are due before magistrates in Plymouth later. | |
| Those charged include: | Those charged include: |
| The suspects, all originally from eastern Europe, were arrested in raids which were part of Operation Triage, which was launched in March. | The suspects, all originally from eastern Europe, were arrested in raids which were part of Operation Triage, which was launched in March. |
| They were arrested following the raids on Tuesday in which seven men, believed to be Czech nationals, were rescued, police said. | They were arrested following the raids on Tuesday in which seven men, believed to be Czech nationals, were rescued, police said. |
| Officers added that 13 children, thought to be linked to the suspects, were also found at the addresses by police and social services and had been taken to a place of safety. | Officers added that 13 children, thought to be linked to the suspects, were also found at the addresses by police and social services and had been taken to a place of safety. |
| The operation has also involved Plymouth City Council and the National Crime Agency. | The operation has also involved Plymouth City Council and the National Crime Agency. |