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Brit brothel house owners who compelled girls to have intercourse with out safety have £600k seized

The sick trio were found guilty last year, but will now have to pay back a huge chunk of the profits gained from their criminal organisation that trafficked and exploited women, according to cops

Three people found to be running a series of sordid and exploitative brothels across parts of England have seen more than £600,000 of criminal profits confiscated.

Yuan Hang, Lina Wang and Chung Fu Wang, all of whom are Chinese nationals, were found to have trafficked victims into the country and forced them into sex work in order to pay off personal debts, with their credit cards controlled. Others were forced to engage in ‘unsafe’ sexual acts, including not being able to use protection, according to the police.

Women were forced into prostitution in more than 50 locations across the UK, according to a report by Kent Live. The sick trio were already jailed for their crimes last year, but have now been forced to hand over the whopping six-figure sum that came as a result of their grim operation.

Police also said that locals living near the brothels, which were based in Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Canterbury, Dartford, Chatham and Gillingham, were made to endure loud noise and criminal damage as punters visited the grim properties at all hours.

According to police, the three individuals had tried to cover their tracks before and during their arrest, including hiding phones and money.

A police statement read: “When Lina Wang was arrested at her home in Cambridgeshire, she attempted to hide six mobile phones that fell to the floor from behind her back.

Detective Inspector David Godfrey, who oversaw the case, said: “When Chung Fu Wang, Lina Wang and Yuan Hang were sentenced last year, the court heard that they had manipulated vulnerable people for their own selfish, greedy reasons

“It was clear they should not be able to benefit from their criminal enterprise, and so our officers brought forward financial evidence before the court. It will ensure the three cannot live the high life, paid for through other people’s suffering.

“What they did to innocent people in the name of greed was deeply disturbing and we are pleased the courts approved the orders to confiscate their ill-gotten money.”

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