Western Mail

Drug-plot pair trafficked and enslaved teen

- Jason Evans

ATEENAGER from London was trafficked to Swansea by a drugs gang and held in a house in a city, a court has heard.

Gang members met the 19-year-old woman online, lured her into a car, and drove her to south Wales.

They then held her against her will at the Penlan property, and forced her to look after a stash of Class A drugs and help them deal.

The terrified teenager was released when police raided the house.

Mahad Yusuf, aged 20, and 19-year-old Fesal Mahamud, both from north London, pleaded guilty to traffickin­g for the purposes of exploitati­on when they appeared at Swansea Crown Court.

The pair also admitted conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

The conviction is thought to

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 ??  ?? > Fesal Mahamud, left, and Mahad Yusuf met the 19-year-old online
> Fesal Mahamud, left, and Mahad Yusuf met the 19-year-old online

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