Four people have been charged in an Edinburgh police led operation against human trafficking.
Detectives from the capital's Public Protection Unit (PPU), directed raids at properties in and around Fife - including Inverkeithing, Cowdenbeath.
Those arrested and charged were three men aged 41, 24 and 23 along with a 25-year-old woman.
In addition to the arrests, inspections were carried out at businesses in Bathgate, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh and Stirling which were led by Immigration Enforcement and supported by officers from Police Scotland.
Operation Risbalit also saw enforcement activity in Alloa and Glasgow.
Officers from the East Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit and Financial Investigation Unit, as well as Immigration Enforcement Criminal and Financial Investigations (CFI); Edinburgh Social Work; National Human Trafficking Unit; National Crime Agency; BTP; Scotrail; Network Rail and COPFS played vital roles in evidence gathering and resourcing the enforcement process.
Detective Inspector Keith Fairbairn from Edinburgh's Public Protection Unit said: "Extensive inquiries were undertaken by Police Scotland and supported by a number of other agencies and this culminated in the arrest of four people, who have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
"I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the officers and partners involved in this operation for their support and dedication throughout.
"Identifying human trafficking and supporting victims of such offences is a top priority for Police Scotland. Operation Risbalit is an Edinburgh-led inquiry, but our officers will continue to liaise with key counterparts both nationally within Scotland and the UK.
"I want the public to be assured that any report of human trafficking will be treated with the utmost seriousness and investigated thoroughly to bring perpetrators to justice.
"If you have any concerns that someone in your community may have been trafficked, or if you are a victim of this crime and wish to report it to police, please contact us via 101 or make an anonymous report to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."
