Four behind bars after luring victims to Scotland and trafficking them for sex

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Four people are behind bars for trafficking women into Scotland for sex.Jagpal Singh, 52, his partner Donglin Zhang, 48, along with Vlassis Ntaoulias, 33, and Boonsong Wannas, 62, lured victims from China and Thailand with the promise of legitimate employment.But, instead the vulnerable women had passports taken from them and then forced to work in brothels across Glasgow.Detectives eventually swooped on the gang during a large scale probe.Three women bravely recounted their ordeals at their hands, but a number of others are also thought to have suffered.Singh, Zhang, Ntaoulias and Wannas now all face lengthy jail-term after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.Singh, Zhang and Ntaoulias were convicted of being involved in human trafficking.

Wannas had earlier admitted to the same charge.Zhang was also found guilty of aiding or abetting prostitution.Along with Wannas, she was further convicted of being involved in the management of a brothel.The charges spanned between August 2018 and February 2020.They had been on bail, but were remanded by Judge Douglas Brown pending sentencing next month.The court heard in evidence from one of the victims who told jurors that she was "trafficked" to Glasgow from China in September 2018.She was told that she would work as a dishwasher, baby sitter and do massage work.The woman stated that she was taken to a flat in the city centre where she stayed for a few weeks with a Chinese woman.Her passport was taken by Zhang who she referred to as her "female boss."The woman stated she initially did work such as shopping and cleaning but was not paid.She was then taken to a second flat by Singh and Zhang who ordered her to provide "sexual services."The woman stated: “I said no and she said if