A flower picking farm in Cornwall is currently the scene of a major operation into a suspected case of modern slavery.
Police in Cornwall, with support from the Gang Masters Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), HMRC, Cornwall Council, The Red Cross and The Salvation Army, are currently undertaking the operation in Cornwall to tackle the case of suspected modern slavery.
Specialist officers executed a warrant at Bosahan Farm, which is a flower picking farm near Manaccan, Helston this morning (Thursday 8 February) on the suspicion that modern slavery offences were taking place against migrant workers.
Three local man have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences and are now in police custody awaiting questioning.
The safeguarding of the welfare of approximately 200 workers at these farms are now being managed by Cornwall Council with support from The Salvation Army at a specially created reception centre.
Those affected by this alleged crime are mostly male migrants thought to be from Lithuania, Romania and Bulgaria.
Suspected gangmaster offences in Cambridgeshire was reported by police this week, as a Romanian couple were arrested in Cambridgeshire on suspicion of modern slavery in a salad processing factory.
Last week, a Cornish gangmaster who "systematically exploited" her workers who often worked on farms was shut down by the government.
And in November last year, three people were arrested in Kent as part of an investigation into modern slavery in the poultry industry.
