Three men have been charged following a major human trafficking investigation.
The Counter Trafficking Unit says these stem from Operation Iceberg, which included months of intelligence gathering and led to arrests in July.
The case involves a Venezuelan teenager who was allegedly lured to Trinidad by what appeared to be a legitimate employment opportunity, before being subjected to sexual exploitation.
During the Tobago phase, officers screened three Venezuelan women found at a residence in Signal Hill, as well as five Latin American women from a bar on Milford Road.
The three suspects were subsequently held in St James, Scarborough and Signal Hill.
Two have been charged with harbouring and receiving a person for exploitation, two have been charged with harbouring a person for exploitation, and one faces a charge of sexual penetration of a minor.
Under the Trafficking in Persons Act, a conviction on indictment can carry a fine of at least $500,000 and a minimum 15-year sentence.
