Two men are due to appear before a Port of Spain Magistrate today, charged with human trafficking and sexual offences.

Keagan Davidson and Sherman Sladden are two of five people arrested in the St. Ann’s district last Wednesday, in connection with a rescue of five Latin American women.

Their charges include harboring persons for the sake of sexual exploitation, transporting for the purpose of prostitution and receiving money from human trafficking.

During the period 4:30 pm last Wednesday to 2am on Thursday, a joint intelligence-led operation was conducted by officers of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU), the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), the Cyber and Social Media Unit (CSMU) and the Stolen Vehicles Unit, in the St. Ann’s district.

The exercise resulted in five women being rescued and the arrest of five Trinidadians. A silver Nissan Wingroad Wagon, driven by one of the suspects was also seized.

Two suspects were subsequently released and investigations are ongoing.