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Devon and cornwalls investigation into the trafficking of lilly has proved to be one of operation pentameter 2s most successful cases. and one that allowed the police to gain insight into how this shameful industry works. >> it seems it was pretty much like a cattle market. she is taken to an address there is a number of people present, male and female and tried to open up to anybody who wants to buy this girl. bar puts her hand up. ill buy her, $30,03 30,000 and deal zun. >> she was only in the...

Force during the summer of last year. >> we wouldnt want to build a picture if we felt we were at the stage we could go. ultimately our number one priority is to secure the safety of women who might be working in these type of premises. >> the brothel, identified by detective lee is one of many police have placed under close surveillance. in its first major action, operation pentameter 2 will soon launch a parade against this brothel and several others in this english town. >> we decided were go...

Mpx dprks evon and cornwalls investigation has proven to be one of operation pentameter 2s most successful cases. >> its a shame. it was pretty much like a cattle market. shes taken with a number of people prent. male and female. ill buy it. 30,000. and the deal is done. she was only in the country for 16 weeks. aural though it seems a relatively short space of time, youve got to take into account the strain on each of those days in those three to four weeks. shes been forced to have sex with 10...

Convict bad guys and, yes, bad girls involved in this sordid trade, human trafficking. in october 2007, the british government launched its crackdown involving dozens of local police forces across england, wales, scotland, and northern ireland. it was a closely coordinated effort to tackle the growing industry in women illegally brought into the uk for sex, estimated to generate more than half a billion dollars a year. operation pentameter 2 begins with smart police work. one of the lead investi...

Pounds, whatever it is. you owe us. >> in the town of bedfordshire, 60 miles north of london, the officers working in concert with operation pentameter 2 are pursuing a new lead. a woman from estonia has agreed to be interviewed about how she was trafficked in britain. >> the girl we got to see now, she actually flagged down a police car. basically stopped them and said i need to speak to you. i think its important to find out what happened to these girls. you just dont know a lot of the time wh...

Important problem with law enforcement and human trafficking. >> regardless of his criminal activities, you would think he would least be concerned about his immigration status. but the fact that he actually showed up i think shows the degree to which traffickers, human traffickers, still operate with total impunity in our society. >> they dont feel that they are going to get in trouble for this. when you feel that you are not going to get in trouble, youre not going to hide it. coming up -- "...

Both for the victim, him or herself, need for her to be stabilized, feel empowered. but also if we have all of these other goals. if you dont have the victim stabilized and empowered, how will that person participate in the investigation and prosecution? >> another continuing focus of "operation pentameter 2" is in devon and cornwall. there, please are eager to apprehend the criminals responsible for trafficking the thai victim, lilly. >> officers ian tomlinson and rob clement, believe that goma...

And financial records. there is clear evidence of shuyu wangs involvement in a large trafficking network. >> the brothel is closed down for the second time. after a six-month investigation, glosershire county police have closed down the operation for good. one of the victims rescued from his brothel is a 15-year-old girl. she tells police she was trafficked from china four months ago. as in all such operations, please will provide counseling. this is a key component in any effort to right the wr...

Its other victims. youll find brothels and victims in every town in england and wales. >> the supply of human trafficking victims is only expanding. >> according to the u.s. state department, the global recession over the last two years has exploded the number of slaves in the world today, exploded the number of people who are trafficked. many of these people want to move from point a to point b, but what they dont sign up for is the slavery that happens at point b. >> please, stay where you are...

>> british police have developed a better understanding of how the network that trafficked the victim known as lilly operates in the uk. >> im surprised at how weve managed to unravel it, let me put it that way, because it is frustrating. everybody seems to have about four different names. >> but trafficking is an international crime. and operation pentameter 2 is now traveling from britain to thailand. a major breakthrough by the police has brought one of the investigative teams from devon and ...