A TOP cop has spoken out after four people were jailed for luring women to Glasgow to be trafficked for sex.
Jagpal Singh, 52, his partner Donglin Zhang, 48, Vlassis Ntaoulias, 33, and Boonsong Wannas, 62, were convicted at Glasgow High Court of multiple charges including human trafficking and managing a brothel.
All four have been remanded in custody and will appear for sentencing next month.
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Following the conviction, Detective Superintendent Donna Duffy, who is in charge of Glasgow’s Human Trafficking Unit, has spoken out about the case.
She said: "Human trafficking is a despicable crime that has an unmeasurable long-term impact on its victims.
“We are committed to working with our partners to conduct thorough investigations, to identify those responsible and to protect their vulnerable victims from harm and these convictions demonstrate that."
Singh, Zhang, Ntaoulias and Wannas lured victims from China and Thailand and promised them legitimate employment.
Instead, their passports were taken from them and they were forced to work in brothels across Glasgow.
Their convictions mark the end of a large-scale police operation which began in September 2019.
Detective Duffy added: “We will continue in our efforts to tackle human trafficking within the city and information from local people within our communities is key to helping us to identify those involved.
"As such, I ask that anyone with any information or who has concerns about the welfare of someone they suspect has been trafficked to contact us on 101.”
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