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Four people have been arrested in Bloemfontein on charges of trafficking in persons, the illegal possession of an SANDF uniform and the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Lieutenant Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli said the arrests were made in a joint operation this week leading to a raid on a house in Bayswater in Bloemfontein.
He said its alleged that 39-year-old local woman had allegedly been lured by a female suspect with the promise of a better life.
“Once at the house, the recruiter was paid and the victim bought new supplies of food and clothes.
“Things turned sour when she was fed drugs and forced to perform acts of a sexual nature and clean the house,” he said.
Mohobeleli said during the raid on the house police also seized other items including cell phones, a bank card scanner and two firearms and ammunition.
The head of the Hawks in the Free State, major general Mokgadi Bokaba called on the public to be vigilant and to report any cases of human trafficking to the police.
