Police in North Brabant have arrested nine people on suspicion of People trafficking and selling drugs.

On Wednesday morning, police searched 10 houses in and around the city of Oss. Authorities found a number of women and one girl from Eastern Europe. The women have been taken to a police station to be questioned. Police suspect they have been working as illegal prostitutes.

An undisclosed quantity of drugs, firearms, automobiles and photographs were confiscated by police, who began investigating the suspects in April.

(dcf/gsh)

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