Early Wednesday morning the judge of instruction together with the prosecutor and some 30 police officers conducted a search in the premises of the so called "Border Bar" on the Oysterpond road.
This search and further investigation was executed because of information that had come to the attention of the Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office that the "labour circumstances" in this erotic animation club were a strong indication of human trafficking (vrouwenhandel).
Vrouwenhandel is a serious crime under article 260 of the Penal code and has a maximum prison sentence of five years.
In the premises one person, I.P., was arrested.
During the search several documents and money were confiscated.
Because of the scale and the interest of the investigation no further details will be given as for now.