The red and white-striped pole of the barber shop, promising everything from a quick buzz cut to a beard sculpting and scalp massage, is a staple of the British high street.
Detective Superintendent Charlotte Tucker of Wiltshire Police, the top cop behind Britain s first child modern slavery prosecution, has warned criminal gangs could be exploiting the salon surge.
Security sources have said that gangs are using some barber shops to conceal the proceeds of crime, and that many across the UK could be a base for human trafficking and slave labour.