Inside the rooms where Carlisle modern slavery victims were kept

Police released the images as Sitar Ali, 33, of Adelaide Street, Carlisle, and Defrim Paci, 42, of Windmill Close, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, were jailed.

They were found guilty of conspiracy to require others to perform forced or compulsory labour and conspiracy to facilitate travel with a view to exploitation following a seven-week trial.

Ali was also found guilty of possessing criminal property after £16,000 was found in a BMW when he was arrested. Both men denied all the charges.

Both men were today jailed at Carlisle Crown Court. Ali was jailed for 39 months and Paci was sentenced to 45 months.

The two were involved in a criminal enterprise to traffic Romanian victims, preying on their desperation to earn money.

These people were exploited through forced labour at Shiny car wash, Warwick Road, Carlisle.

All of the victims travelled to the UK knowing they would be working at a car wash and knowing they would be paid £30 per day.

But once they arrived, various methods were used to remove their choice and freedom of movement.

This included having ID taken from them and compulsory cash charges taken from their wages, so they were left with little at the end.

Some staff were faced with having £20 to their name for a week’s work consisting of 11-hours-a-day, six days a week.

Some of the victims said they were burned from chemicals due to substandard working practices.

The exploitation came to light in January 2017 when one of the victims disclosed to immigration officers that he was being mistreated.

Police inquiries were launched, involving searches of premises linked to the men and the identification of other victims.