Kosovo police have arrested 19 people in the vicinity of the eastern Kosovo city of Gnjilane on suspicion of human trafficking and prostitution.

The police also identified a trafficking victim whom they housed in a relevant institution.

The arrested group included six persons from Kosovo and also 13 women of Serb nationality.

The police operation has begun a few months ago.

The operation involves the participation of investigators of the Kosovo Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, with the support of the Regional Operational Support Unit, and is approved and supervised by the District Public Prosecutor's Office of Gnjilane.