TWO men have been charged after police carried out an investigation into modern slavery.
Police executed a warrant in Clacton, at five different addresses, before 7am yesterday.
They included Key Road, Coronation Road, and Wellesley Road.
It follows concerns about the treatment of people working at a car wash in Wellesley Road.
Two men and a woman were arrested.
Bernard Leshi, 26, of Wellesley Road, Clacton and Saimir Leshi, 28, of Coronation Road, Clacton have both been charged with holding a person in slavery or servitude.
They’re both due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday, March 26.
A 56 year-old woman has been released on bail until April 15.
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