UK examining Epstein’s use of airport for trafficking
British police are assessing whether convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through London Stansted Airport on private flights, as part of a newly coordinated national effort to examine his ties to the United Kingdom. Essex Police said they are reviewing information that emerged from millions of pages of U.S. government documents on Epstein released at the end of January, focusing on records of private flights into and out of Stansted. The force stressed that the work is currently an “assessment,” not yet a full criminal investigation, but forms part of a wider UK coordination group set up to support forces looking at Epstein’s links to Britain and British nationals. Stansted Airport, for its part, noted that it does not manage private flight operations itself and that immigration and customs checks are handled by the UK Border Force. Interest in […]