The police arrested two men in De Bilt and Zeist on Monday morning. They are suspected of human trafficking at two addresses in Utrecht. The two involved houses were placed on lockdown by the municipality last year, the police said in a statement. According to the police, the year-old man from De Bilt and year-old man from Zeist rented two properties in Utrecht where the operated illegal sex establishments and facilitated prostitution.
The municipality of Utrecht closed down the two properties when these suspicions were confirmed in November last year. The police caught five escorts working without the necessary permits during an undercover operation against illegal prostitution and human trafficking in Breda on Saturday.
One of the sex workers had her 2-year-old daughter waiting in the car while she worked, the police said. But he thinks the four parties will have to meet again on Monday. There will be no meetings over the weekend. The ChristenUnie respects the Sunday rest. The new government wants a harsher approach to illegal prostitution as part of the fight against human trafficking, sources confirmed to the broadcaster.
Under current Dutch law, illegal prostitution companies can get an administrative fine for working without a license. In the future they will face criminal prosecution, with prison being a possible punishment.
Last year the municipality of Amsterdam found illegal prostitution in three Airbnb rentals during checks, the municipality said in answers to questions from PvdA city councilor Dennis Boutkan. This problem in Amsterdam is much smaller than in Great Britain, where the police recently warned homeowners of a growing trend, AT5 reports. Five men were arrested in Middelburg, Zeeland on Tuesday on suspicion of organizing illegal prostitution, human trafficking and forced prostitution, the police said in a statement on Friday.
