British law enforcement officers investigate possible use of airports in human trafficking schemes in Epstein case
British law enforcement is investigating whether London airports could be used for human trafficking amid a scandal involving the king’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whose name appears in materials about convicted sex offender, American financier Jeffrey Epstein. This is stated in the statement of the London police.
The London police have issued a statement regarding the verification of the allegations set out in the documents from the Epstein files.
“Following the publication by the US Department of Justice of millions of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, we have become aware of the suggestion that London airports may have been used to facilitate human trafficking and sexual exploitation,” – said the law enforcement officers.
The police are assessing this information and are seeking additional information from partner law enforcement agencies, including in the US.
Separately, law enforcement is contacting current and former officers who may have worked closely with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as bodyguards.
They have been urged to carefully consider whether any information they saw or heard while on duty could be relevant to ongoing investigations, and to provide details that may be useful.
The ex-prince was detained on February 19 on suspicion of abuse of public office. After questioning, he was released pending investigation. This is the first case of the arrest of a member of the royal family since 1649.
Documents released by the US Department of Justice in early February indicated that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor passed official British trade documents to Epstein.
