GIRLS from Eastern Europe as young as 13 are being shipped into Wales by organised crime gangs to work as prostitutes, we can reveal.

Yesterday a senior detective disclosed exclusively to The Western Mail how the sudden death of a wealthy Cardiff businessman in August was the catalyst that alerted South Wales Police to the shocking extent of the problem.

The body of Reginald Penny, 65, was discovered at his home in Old St Mellons on the outskirts of the capital. Although he had died of a heart attack, there were signs that another person had been with him when he died. Full Story...