Founder of Britain's biggest bus operator faces human trafficking charges
The co-founder of Britain's biggest bus and coach operator has been charged following an investigation into alleged human trafficking and immigration offences, Scottish police and her lawyer said on Saturday.
Ann Gloag, who co-founded the Stagecoach bus company with her brother more than four decades ago, was charged with unspecified offences along with three other people on Thursday, according to Police Scotland.
"On 19 January, 2023, four individuals were charged in connection with an investigation into alleged human trafficking and immigration offences," the force said.
"A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal," it added, referring to the nation's prosecution service, which declined to comment on the case.
No further details have been disclosed by official agencies.
However, BBC News reported that 80-year-old Gloag's husband David McCleary and two other members of their family were the others charged.
All four strongly deny the charges against them, the broadcaster said.
A spokesperson for Gloag, who was made a dame in 2019 for her business and charitable work, said she "strongly disputes the malicious allegations that have been made against her, her foundation and...