Shannon warmed to her potential new boss. Detective Superintendent Mitchell launched straight into the briefing.
“We’ve got two hundred and seventy-one arrests, ninety-four trafficked slave workers, five brothels, sixty-eight premises used for the production of drugs, thirty-six tons of c******s, half a ton of cocaine. We have Ron Arrowsmith charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. That’s just a holding charge. Sylvie is charged with possession of class-A drugs with intent to supply just as an opener. Their son has been charged with murder of the girl Kakkada Song but we all know it will run as manslaughter. We’ve got illegals and drugs in containers in Antwerp. The wounded officer is serious but OK. There’s going to be far more, but that’s where we are as I speak.”
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