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Kent Police made two arrests after allegations Lithuanian men were being held in slave-like conditions and forced to work in the food industry.
A man, aged 52, and a woman, aged 50, from the Maidstone area were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking for labour exploitation offences.
A joint investigation by Kent Police, the Gangmaster Licensing Authority and the UK and Human Trafficking Centre led to the arrests.
Workers were allegedly forced to work as chicken catchers for the food industry.
Detective inspector Keith Roberts said the arrest followed: “reports received that migrant workers have been made to live in poor conditions and forced to work in an environment that gave little or no regard to their safety or general wellbeing”.