Two women accused of human trafficking prostitutes, have been put into custody without bail until 11th December. Their victims in the case number at least three and police are also investigating those purchasing the sexual services that were on offer.
Reykjavik Police have been investigating the case for several weeks and a city centre brothel has already been closed down during the investigation.
One of the women now in custody is 20 and the other is 30 and both are Icelandic citizens.
The elder of the two, Catalina Ncogo was sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ prison for other pimping and drugs offences.
Police say at least three other women are involved in the case but will not be charged because prostitution is not illegal in Iceland – whereas a third person profiting from the act (so-called pimping) is illegal.
At the same time as the two women were arrested yesterday, two house searched were also carried out in relation to the case and small amounts of illegal drugs were found in one. Further information from police was not forthcoming, RUV reports.
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“a third person profiting from the act (so-called pimping) is illegal”
What if the pimp’s expenses are greater than his revenue, so he is trading at a net loss.
NCOGO? SOUNDS LIKE A FOREIGN NAME. OF COURSE POLICE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS. MORE AND MORE ICELANDIC WOMEN ARE ENTERING IN THE PROSTITUTION MARKET EVERY DAY AND ICELANDIC POLICE HAVE TO WARRANT THEY HAVE NOT TOO MUCH COMPETENCE !!