'Trafficked children crime ring' smashed

A suspected child trafficking ring forcing Romanian children to commit crime on British streets was smashed by police.

Officers said they had secured the safety of 28 children thanks to a series of dawn raids at 16 addresses in east London.

Gang leaders are suspected of smuggling children from Romania and using them as slaves. There were 103 children and 52 adults present at homes searched in Ilford.

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