{"id":152208,"date":"2026-08-01T12:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/152208\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:27:15","slug":"police-arrest-men-over-alleged-modern-day-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/152208\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest men over alleged modern day slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two men have been arrested in Kent on suspicion of modern day slavery and money laundering offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dorset Police said the 20-year-old from Sussex and a 22-year-old from Buckinghamshire were arrested during an investigation into suspected exploitation, immigration and financial offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers made the arrests after raiding a business premises in Gillingham, it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three further men were also arrested for immigration offences, the force continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dorset Police said the raid followed intelligence from the community and detailed enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The force added that the &#8220;day of action&#8221; had led to a number of individuals being safeguarded.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Two police cars and a male police officer.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ee03479c69a594487d7e91d8fef98d63.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dorset Police thanked the public for helping the investigation [Dorset Police]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PC Bradley Gibbs, from North Dorset police, said: &#8220;We will continue to work with our partners to safeguard vulnerable individuals and take positive action against those involved in this type of reported criminality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As ever, we are indebted to members of the public for providing information,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gibbs urged anyone else with further information related to this matter or offences of a similar nature to contact police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Kent on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCinKent\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCRadioKent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinkent\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and listen to BBC Radio Kent <a data-ylk=\"slk:on Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_kent?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on Sounds<\/a>. 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