Two people have been charged and a third will be summonsed to court to face charges relating to human trafficking.
Officers started an investigation in 2013 to look into offences of human trafficking and prostitution in the east Bristol area, cialis following a disclosure made by one of the victims.
Viera Sulcova, 38, from Blenheim Road in Gloucester and Vojtech Paloc, from Dexter Street in Derby, have jointly been charged with three counts of trafficking people into the UK for sexual exploitation and three counts of controlling prostitution for gain.
A third person – a 33-year-old man – will be summonsed for the same offences.
Paloc has additionally been charged with one count of rape. The 33-year-old man will also be summonsed for the same offence.
Sulcova faces an additional charge of possessing a section 5 firearm (PAVA spray).
The inquiry relates to three victims, who were all in their early twenties at the time, who were trafficked into the country from the Czech Republic. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2013.
Sulcova and Paloc have been released on bail to attend Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 17 December. The 33-year-old man will be summonsed to the same court at a date to be confirmed.