Two men have been referred to a court in Sharjah on charges of human trafficking.
The Criminal Court in Sharjah on Thursday started hearing the case, a judiciary official said.
Preside Judge Mahmoud Abkar will hear the testimony of the defendants next week, the official said.
The case dates back to June last year when the anti-human trafficking team of Sharjah Police arrested the gang members for their alleged involvement in prostitution.
The authorities received information about two men planning to sell two women for Dh14,000 ($3812).
Investigations revealed that the two men were forcing the women to work as prostitutes.
The police set up a trap to arrest them and an undercover officer posed as a 'buyer.' The men were arrested as one of them received the money while the other brought the women to the undercover officer.
The two women were sent to a shelter for the human trafficking victims.
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This article has been adapted from its original source.
