Sky News joins police raid on Turkish barbershop - and all is not as it appeared

Sky News joins police raid on Turkish barbershop - and all is not as it appeared

Sky's Paul Kelso saw evidence of suspected modern slavery as he joined police and other agencies during an operation in the Suffolk town of Haverhill, targeting "cash intensive" businesses like barbers and vape shops.

Sky News Joins Police Raid On Turkish Barbershop - And All Is Not As It Appeared

It’s clean and brightly painted, the local football team’s shirt displayed on one wall. Two young men, awaiting customers, hair and beards immaculate, tell officers they commute to work here from London. Step through the door at the back of the shop and things look very different. In a dingy stairwell, a bed has been crammed on to a landing, and a sofa just big enough to sleep on is squeezed under the stairs. The floor and steps are covered with…