Two men have been arrested in Portsmouth on suspicion of modern slavery offences.

Two men have been arrested in Portsmouth on suspicion of modern slavery offences.

Police officers boarded a fishing boat at Camber Dock on East Street just after 3.30pm on Thursday, December 7.

They located five foreign men aged between 35 and 46 who were subsequently taken to a place of safety.

On Friday, December 8, four further foreign men aged between 25 and 57 made themselves known to police and were also removed to safety.

All nine men have formally been referred to the National Crime Agency as victims of modern slavery. A 30-year-old man from Annan in Dumfries and Gallaway and a 33-year-old man from Southport in Merseyside are currently being questioned by police.

Would you Adam and Eve it...I wonder if the slavers/gangmasters will be people we've heard of before...