TWO people were arrested following a police raid on a suspected brothel in a quiet residential street.
Officers barged open the front door of the three-bed semi in Heathcote Avenue, Hatfield at 6.20pm on Monday evening.
They later emerged carrying bags containing hundreds of condoms.
Sex toys, lubricants and massage oils were also found, while a dull red light could be seen in one of the upstairs bedrooms.
Police also seized �1,100 in cash – including a number of �50 notes – under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Curious residents peeked through their curtains and watched from their doorsteps as a bespectacled man and a Thai woman were arrested.
The pair were bundled into waiting police cars and taken to Hatfield police station where they were questioned on suspicion of assisting in the management of a brothel.
Both have since been released on police bail.
Pc William Rogers-Overy said: “Prostitution is illegal and we want to make sure these [alleged] working girls are there of their own free will.”
The premises was advertised as the Coconut Massage Parlour and offered services between 10am and 10pm daily.
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