Published Date: 05 July 2008 RAIDS on flats in the Capital saw police rescue seven women who had been trafficked into the country to work as sex slaves. The women, aged 20-35, were found working in four private flats acting as brothels during the operation. Two women, one from Eastern Europe and the other from South-East Asia, were trafficked into Scotland to sell sex against their will. But anot her five women who police suspected were victims of human trafficking disappeared after being placed in safe houses. Each was from south-east Asia. Police chiefs fear the women may have returned to their captors out of fear, and may still be in the sex trade elsewhere. They also warned that the discoveries may only be the "tip of the iceberg" in Edinburgh and appealed for public help in finding more victims. Along with the four...
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