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Three arrested after PSNI raid suspected Belfast brothel

Two men, aged 42 and 41, and a 39-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of brothel keeping and controlling prostitution (File image)
Two men, aged 42 and 41, and a 39-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of brothel keeping and controlling prostitution (File image)

Two women believed to have been trafficked to Northern Ireland for the purposes of sexual exploitation have been rescued during a police raid in Belfast.

They were found during an operation at Annadale Embankment in the south of the city last night.

Two men, aged 42 and 41, and a 39-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of brothel keeping and controlling prostitution.

A sum of cash was also found.

During a follow-up search of a house in the Newtownards Road area, three firearms were found.