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Four people have been sentenced for their involvement in a prostitution ring which saw women s sexual services sold from rented homes in Bristol.
Their operation was discovered after police stopped a car on Broad Weir, Bristol, in the early hours of 28 July last year
Inside the car officers found a 19-year-old woman who was wearing nightwear sat next to a suitcase, alongside Marin Grigore and his brother-in-law Alexandru Dita.
Checks on the Police National Computer revealed Dita had previous convictions for human trafficking offences and both men were arrested.
It transpired Grigore had arranged for the woman to travel from Germany, saying he would leave his wife so they could be in a relationship. He then manipulated her into working for him at his brothels.
Moment police unearth prostitution ring caught on camera in distressing footage
Avon and Somerset Police stopped the suspects after believing their car had no insurance
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Distressing footage shows the moment police unearthed an illegal prostitution and human trafficking ring in Bristol.
The operation was discovered after an Avon and Somerset roads policing officer stopped the suspects on Broad Weir in the early hours of July 28 last year, suspecting they were driving without insurance.
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Four people have been sentenced after police uncovered a prostitution ring in Easton.
The gang had more than £100,000 in an account and were eventually found out after officers stopped a car and saw a teenager wearing nightwear in the back.
Marin Grigore, 29, of Tudor Road, trafficked a woman from abroad and, along with his wife and brother-in-law, arranged for women to sell sexual services from their rented homes in Easton.
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All four entered guilty pleas to various offences at Bristol Crown Court earlier this year and were sentenced at the same court today (May 6).