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Four men arrested over slavery and kidnap charges Four men arrested over slavery and kidnap charges
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Four people have been arrested on slavery and kidnap charges in Cardiff. Four people have been arrested in Cardiff on slavery and kidnap charges spanning a period of 26 years.
Homes in the Rumney area in the east of the city were raided by Operation Imperial officers from Gwent Police on Monday morning. Homes in the Rumney area in the east of the city and Bristol were raided by Operation Imperial officers on Monday morning.
Men, aged 57, 37, 34 and 33, are being held at Ystrad Mynach police station. Four men from Rumney, aged 57, 37, 34 and 33, are being held at Ystrad Mynach police station.
Officers investigating slavery, servitude, forced labour, false imprisonment, kidnap and assaults, did not recover any victims from the addresses. The alleged slavery offences relate to two men, who police said were safe and being supported by officers.
Three men - aged 57, 37 and 33 - were held on suspicion of knowingly or conspiring to hold a person in slavery, servitude or requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour, kidnap, false imprisonment and assault.
A fourth man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of knowingly or conspiring to hold a person in slavery, servitude or requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour and assault.
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said the four arrests related to two alleged victims, who were not recovered from the addresses raided.
'Extremely serious'
Police are investigating allegations of slavery, servitude and forced labour in relation to one of the alleged victims.
Claims of kidnap, false imprisonment and assault are being investigated in connection with the second alleged victim.
The arrests were made by officers working on Gwent Police's Operation Imperial.
South Wales Police and Avon and Somerset Police were also involved in Monday's operation.
Det Supt Paul Griffiths said: "The alleged offences we are investigating are extremely serious and we would urge anyone with any information which could assist to contact the Imperial team directly by dialling 01633 647174."Det Supt Paul Griffiths said: "The alleged offences we are investigating are extremely serious and we would urge anyone with any information which could assist to contact the Imperial team directly by dialling 01633 647174."
A local councillor said there would be "shock and worry" over the arrests. Jacqueline Parry, a local councillor from Rumney said: "There will be absolute shock (over the arrests).
"There will be absolute shock (over the arrests)," said Rumney councillor Jacqueline Parry.
"You do not expect it in a suburban area, an area where people know each other, where there are communities.""You do not expect it in a suburban area, an area where people know each other, where there are communities."