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Accused: Jetmir Paci EMPLOYEES at a Carlisle car wash were burned by chemicals and “compelled to work long hours in bad conditions for little pay” during alleged exploitation after being transported to the city from abroad, a court heard. ‪Defrim Paci, 42, his brother Jetmir Paci, 37, and Sitar Ali, aged 33, all stand accused of modern slavery crimes committed against Romanian nationals at Shiny, Warwick Road, during 2016 and 2017.‬ ‪Prosecutor Martin Reid told a Carlisle Crown Court jury: “This case is all about forced labour and arranging for people to come to the UK with ...

BBC News Published image captionBrothers Defrim and Jetmir Paci each deny two offences Three men ran a modern day slavery ring at a car wash, a jury has heard. Workers at Carlisle's Shiny car wash suffered chemicals burns and were made to live in dirty, rat-infested homes, Carlisle Crown Court was told. Brothers Defrim and Jetmir Paci, 42 and 37, and Sitar Ali, 33, deny exploiting Romanian nationals at the Warwick Road business during 2016 and 2017. Prosecutors said the case involved arranging for people to come to the UK to be exploited. Prosecutor Martin Reid said ‪Defrim Paci "operated a...

Denials: Sitar Ali, left, and Defrim Paci, who deny 'forced labour' allegations Three men have gone on trial at Carlisle Crown Court accused of conspiring to force Romanian nationals to perform ‘forced labour’. The three men involved - Sitar Ali, 33, Defrim Paci, 42, and Jetmir Paci, 37 - have all pleaded not guilty to offences arising out of events at the city’s Warwick Road Shiny Car Wash business. The three men deny conspiring, between January, 2016, and June of the following year, to require their employees to perform “forced or compulsory labour” at the car wash business....

Denials: Sitar Ali, left, and Defrim Paci, who deny 'forced labour' allegations Three men have gone on trial at Carlisle Crown Court accused of conspiring to force Romanian nationals to perform ‘forced labour’. The three men involved - Sitar Ali, 33, Defrim Paci, 42, and Jetmir Paci, 37 - have all pleaded not guilty to offences arising out of events at the city’s Warwick Road Shiny Car Wash business. The three men deny conspiring, between January, 2016, and June of the following year, to require their employees to perform “forced or compulsory labour” at the car wash business....

A BUCKLEY man received a fine and a disqualification after he admitted drug driving. James Llewellyn Daniels, aged 22 and of Windmill Close, appeared before Mold Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He admitted one offence of drug driving, which took place on July 3 last year. The court heard he had been found to have ketamine in his blood after driving a Ford Courier in Globe Way, Buckley. Daniels received a fine of £250 and was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34, as well as £85 costs. He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license for 16 months. Comments ...