A SCOTS couple have been snared by Spanish cops as part of an international probe into an alleged prostitution and organised crime racket.
Husband and wife Neil and Natalie Lock were swept up by Madrid cops involved in a joint operation with UK forces.
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Spanish detectives released the footage of the moment they were taken into custody in Madrid where they now face extradition back to Britain.
The film shows a sniffer dog being used in the search of a property that resulted in the seizure of various items.
Spain’s National Police bagged ten mobile phones, six computers and other electronic equipment, bank cards, jewellery, documents and 4,000 Euros as part of the ongoing probe.
The alleged pimp and his other half are among 20 people arrested in connection with an operation involving the exploitation of “vulnerable” women.
Two raids took place in Alicante and two in the country’s capital city.
The Scots-born pair are alleged to have been part of a criminal organisation which sexually exploited women in the UK and used the profits to buy property abroad.
Sleuths from the UK’s National Crime Agency played a part in the wide-ranging investigation that involved 18 related raids in Britain.
A spokesman for the Spanish force said: “The network allegedly obtained earnings of thousands of pounds every week from this in the UK which were transferred to recipients in Spain.
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“It is claimed the women prostituted were vulnerable people with drug dependencies who were forced to carry out sexual services all day, often without protection.
“They allege they were controlled and threatened to make sure they fulfilled client requests.
“One of the women who had fallen pregnant claims she was intimidated into aborting so she could carry on working.”
The force added: “The investigation has culminated with the arrest of 20 people, two in Madrid and 18 in the UK, on suspicion of the crimes of human trafficking for the purposes of sex work, money laundering and membership of a criminal gang.”
Officials at the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid where extradition proceedings will take place could not be reached for comment.