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39 minutes ago – 24 male 'slaves' rescued by police in dawn raid on Bedfordshire caravan site · Police outside the Leighton Buzzard site after the raid. .... 24 male 'slaves' have been freed from a caravan site in Bedfordshire following a dawn raid involving more than 200 police officers.
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The men are believed to have been held against their will in poor conditions and forced to work for no pay - some for as long as 15 years.
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Four men and one woman, all residents of the site, were arrested on suspicion of slavery offences at the Green Acres travellers' site in Leighton Buzzard following the operation, Bedfordshire Police said.
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The 24 men, all believed to be victims of slavery, were taken from the site to a medical centre. Police said they were mostly either English or eastern European.
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The five suspects were arrested using new legislation under the Slavery and Servitude Act 2010 and are being currently held at police stations across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, police said.
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