Corby and Kettering human trafficking gang suspects remanded in custody

Three people from Corby and Kettering are to stand trial in the crown court after police arrested them on suspicion of human trafficking.

They were among five people charged following raids at six addresses across London, Kent, Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire. A man was also arrested in Poland and taken into custody there.

The group appeared at Staines Magistrates' Court on Thursday (February 11) and have now been remanded in custody. They will face their first appearance at Guildford Crown Court in March.

No pleas were indicated.

Those accused are:

· Justyna Sieredzinska, 29, of Sycamore Close, Kettering, charged with one charge of conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, two offences of attaining/possessing criminal property and two offences of fraud;

· Maceij Sidorkiewicz, 30, of Sycamore Close, Kettering, charged with two offences of attaining/possessing criminal property and two offences of fraud;

· Mariusz Moniuszko, 39, of Buttercup Close, Corby, charged with 17 fraud offences, one charge of conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, two charges of arranging or facilitating travel with a view to exploitation, one charge of possessing criminal property to the value of £17,815, and five charges relating to the possession/making of indecent images of children/prohibited images;

· Dariusz Sieredzinski, 33, of Maidstone Road, Kent, charged with one charge of conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, three charges of possessing articles for use in fraud and two further charges of fraud;

· Wladyslaw Kieruc, 55 of Merton High Street, Colliers Wood, London, charged with three counts of perverting the course of justice.

Working in partnership with Surrey Police, the Polish Policja also arrested a 32-year-old man in Bialystok, Poland, for similar offences. He has since been remanded into Polish custody.

The warrants formed part of an intelligence-led operation following months of planning to disrupt modern slavery offences, including trafficking and prostitution, across the UK.

Enquiries are ongoing.