Ten ladies‚ one of them pregnant‚ as well as a one-month-old baby were rescued in a police raid on a suspected prostitution den in Pretoria on Friday.
Hawks spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the raid on the Pretoria flat was a joint operation comprising members of the Hawks’ Organised Crime Unit‚ Pretoria TRT‚ K9 unit‚ Home Affairs immigration officials and Crime Scene Management Experts.
“One suspect‚ aged 32 years‚ was arrested after he was found with three girls whom he was allegedly using as prostitutes. Two of the girls‚ and another man have been detained for contravening the Immigration Act. Eight ladies were taken in for interviewing by the Hawks.
“Also taken in for questioning was a local man who had allegedly come to the apartment for the services of the ladies. The officers also found two vehicles which were suspected to have been stolen‚” Netshiunda said.
The two men and two ladies would appear in court soon‚ he said.
Ten young girls rescued in police raid on prostitution den
Ten ladies‚ one of them pregnant‚ as well as a one-month-old baby were rescued in a police raid on a suspected prostitution den in Pretoria on Friday.
Hawks spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the raid on the Pretoria flat was a joint operation comprising members of the Hawks’ Organised Crime Unit‚ Pretoria TRT‚ K9 unit‚ Home Affairs immigration officials and Crime Scene Management Experts.
“One suspect‚ aged 32 years‚ was arrested after he was found with three girls whom he was allegedly using as prostitutes. Two of the girls‚ and another man have been detained for contravening the Immigration Act. Eight ladies were taken in for interviewing by the Hawks.
“Also taken in for questioning was a local man who had allegedly come to the apartment for the services of the ladies. The officers also found two vehicles which were suspected to have been stolen‚” Netshiunda said.
The two men and two ladies would appear in court soon‚ he said.
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