Five arrests in 'slavery' raid at Greenacre travellers' site

[Snuffleupagus]

Five arrests in 'slavery' raid at Greenacre travellers' site
Twenty-four men suspected of being held against their will have been found during a raid at a travellers' site.

Four men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of committing slavery offences in the raid at Greenacre travellers' site, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, on Sunday.

The men, who are English, Polish and Romanian, were found in "filthy and cramped" conditions, police said.

Detectives believe some may have been there for up to 15 years.

Those arrested are being held on suspicion of committing offences under the Slavery and Servitude Act 2010.

They are being held at police stations across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

Weapons, drugs and money were also found at the site, police said.

The men, all believed to have been victims of slavery, were taken initially to an undisclosed medical centre and given medical, health and social welfare care.

The local authority is now co-ordinating their social and medical needs, while police liaison officers will keep in close touch with them.

Det Chief Insp Sean O'Neil said: "The men we found at the site were in a poor state of physical health and the conditions they were living in were shockingly filthy and cramped.

"We believe that some of them had been living and working there in a state of virtual slavery, some for just a few weeks and others for up to 15 years.

"Because of the number of victims and suspects and the size of the site, we needed the assistance of many officers from specialist units today.

"A small number of officers are remaining at the site to complete searches and to liaise with the residents. The offences that are being investigated are extremely serious."

Police have appealed for help and ask anyone with any information to contact them in confidence.

During the operation, Bedfordshire Police were assisted by officers from the UK Human Trafficking Centre.

Police joined forces with dog handling sections, helicopter and firearms support units, to execute search warrants at the traveller site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be ... s-14871318



Up to fifteen years? Potentially there's a whole can of worms been opened here...

[The Graduate.]

Up to fifteen years? Potentially there's a whole can of worms been opened here...
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Nah.. I think that is just what gipsies do. Kidnap people, must be part of their culture. I had one knock on my door the other week and he asked me if i wanted my drive tarmacking. He then appologised for his 'Slur' and said he had hurt his jaw. I asked him how he did it and he said he had been kidnapped for the sake of £6, tied to a chair and beaten. Then he asked me if i wanted to sell my caravan!

[trailer trash]

Up to fifteen years? Potentially there's a whole can of worms been opened here...
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Nah.. I think that is just what gipsies do. Kidnap people, must be part of their culture. I had one knock on my door the other week and he asked me if i wanted my drive tarmacking. He then appologised for his 'Slur' and said he had hurt his jaw. I asked him how he did it and he said he had been kidnapped for the sake of £6, tied to a chair and beaten. Then he asked me if i wanted to sell my caravan!

I had one offer to put up a fence for me the cunt

[The Graduate.]

Up to fifteen years? Potentially there's a whole can of worms been opened here...
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Nah.. I think that is just what gipsies do. Kidnap people, must be part of their culture. I had one knock on my door the other week and he asked me if i wanted my drive tarmacking. He then appologised for his 'Slur' and said he had hurt his jaw. I asked him how he did it and he said he had been kidnapped for the sake of £6, tied to a chair and beaten. Then he asked me if i wanted to sell my caravan!

I had one offer to put up a fence for me the cunt

How fucking dare he?!

[me mammy says she wishes I were there that day]

Up to fifteen years? Potentially there's a whole can of worms been opened here...
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Nah.. I think that is just what gipsies do. Kidnap people, must be part of their culture. I had one knock on my door the other week and he asked me if i wanted my drive tarmacking. He then appologised for his 'Slur' and said he had hurt his jaw. I asked him how he did it and he said he had been kidnapped for the sake of £6, tied to a chair and beaten. Then he asked me if i wanted to sell my caravan!

I had one offer to put up a fence for me the cunt

How fucking dare he?!

He also offered to put up some decking. I was fucking furious

[Claire]

Lol @ this thread.

[King Gezo]

Lol @ this thread.

You find slavery funny?

[The Graduate.]

Up to fifteen years? Potentially there's a whole can of worms been opened here...
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Nah.. I think that is just what gipsies do. Kidnap people, must be part of their culture. I had one knock on my door the other week and he asked me if i wanted my drive tarmacking. He then appologised for his 'Slur' and said he had hurt his jaw. I asked him how he did it and he said he had been kidnapped for the sake of £6, tied to a chair and beaten. Then he asked me if i wanted to sell my caravan!

I had one offer to put up a fence for me the cunt

How fucking dare he?!

He also offered to put up some decking. I was fucking furious

I like you

[LordRaven]

Lol @ this thread.

I always have them knocking asking if I have anything that needs to go to the dump and I always say no because I really have no wish to aid and abett fly tipping

[Claire]

Lol @ this thread.

I always have them knocking asking if I have anything that needs to go to the dump and I always say no because I really have no wish to aid and abett fly tipping

We never get them at our door. Guest, I thought the other guest who was furious with Gypsies was funny. That's all. Chill.

[LordRaven]

Lol @ this thread.

I always have them knocking asking if I have anything that needs to go to the dump and I always say no because I really have no wish to aid and abett fly tipping

We never get them at our door. Guest, I thought the other guest who was furious with Gypsies was funny. That's all. Chill.

I think it even funnier that one of them just won Celeb Big Brother.

[Claire]

Lol @ this thread.

I always have them knocking asking if I have anything that needs to go to the dump and I always say no because I really have no wish to aid and abett fly tipping

We never get them at our door. Guest, I thought the other guest who was furious with Gypsies was funny. That's all. Chill.

I think it even funnier that one of them just won Celeb Big Brother.

Really?

[perro]

I thought Greenacres was the place to be...

farm living, that's the life for me
land spreading out so far and wide
Keep Manhattan just give me that countryside