Arrests after raid on Brum 'brothel' SWOOP: Scantily-clad women found at massage parlour in luxury apartments.Byline: Mark Cowan Cow´an n. 1. One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship. TWO women were arrested by police following a raid on a suspected brothel operating opposite a luxury apartment block in the heart of Birmingham Birmingham, cities, United States Birmingham (bûr`mĭnghăm') 1 City (1990 pop. 265,968), seat of Jefferson co., N central Ala., in the Jones Valley near the southern end of the Appalachian system; founded and inc. . Officers found five scantilyclad women when they swooped on the terraced property on Branston Branston is the name of several places in England:
Three male customers were also found inside. The massage parlour massage parlour Noun 1. a commercial establishment providing massages 2. Euphemistic a place where men pay to have sex with prostitutes business, which advertised itself as Coffee and Cream, was suspected of operating as a brothel since the summer, with customers paying at least pounds 80 for sexual services. Inside police found a number of candle-lit bedrooms and what looked like a reception area. Officers also found a small quantity of drugs. The intelligence-led raid followed complaints from frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: residents fed-up with anti-social behaviour in the area. One man, who didn'twant to give his name, said: "Girls would often be seen in pink nurses' outfits. It was like a factory. "People would turn up at all hours of the day. We're glad something's been done." Stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. residents watched from their windows as officers from the Jewellery Quarter NeighbourhoodTeamsmashed their way through the front uPVCdoor of thewhite-fronted building, its doorway covered by a security camera. The three men were spoken to by police before being allowed to leave. Two British women in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of managing a brothel. One was also held on suspicion of possession of Class A and Class B drugs. A female Romanian national was held on immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. matters. Two other Romanian women were not held. Acting Insp Ifty Ahmed, said: "We had information about a brothel in a residential street. Women were operating there and customers paying for sexual services at the address. "The anti-social behaviour associated with the premises was clearly a concern to residents and making their lives a misery, which is why we took the positive action." Police officers were stationed outside the property today to let people know it had been shut down. Officers will also now apply to the courts for a closure order to permanently shut the premises. CAPTION(S): Police raid: The inside of the brothel in the Jewellery Quarter and (right) the girls are led away by officers in the aftermath of the operation. Pictures: Adam Fradgley |
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