Around 100 potential victims have been identified and 38 people have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking. The arrests were made as part of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Project Aidant for a range of crimes including drugs and sexual exploitation involving adults and children. Investigations targeted a variety of settings, including London Underground and a suspected brothel in east London. The operation was part of a Europe-wide operation, coordinated in the UK by the NCA’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit. It involved 19 police forces from across the UK and partners including Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, British Transport Police, HM Revenue and Customs, and the Department for Work and Pensions. The NCA said that out of those arrested, 18 were for child criminal and drug-related exploitation and 11 were for sexual exploitation. The remainder of the arrests were for a variety of offences including domestic …