A former police officer accused of people trafficking and controlling prostitutes was yesterday banned from leaving Northern Ireland.
Simon Dempsey (39), was ordered to surrender his passport and lodge a cash surety as part of his bail conditions.
Mr Dempsey, East Street, Newtownards, is alleged to have been a central figure in a Chinese vice ring operating in Belfast and Londonderry.
The ex-PSNI officer, was arrested as part of a UK-wide offensive targeting those bringing in foreign women to work within the sex trade.