THE two suspects bailed after three women were alleged to have been held as slaves in London for 30 years were previously arrested in the 1970s.
They have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences as well as in connection with the investigation into slavery and domestic servitude, Scotland Yard said.
The case came to light after one victim told a charity she had been held against her will in a house in London for more than 30 years.
The victims - a 30-year-old British woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 69-year-old Malaysian woman - are being looked after in a safe location.
Police said the two suspects have been in the country for "many years", and said the case "so far is unique to us".
It was described as a "complicated and disturbing picture of emotional control over many years".
Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland said the whole of the human trafficking unit - 37 officers - are now working on this investigation.
Specially-trained officers are working with the women to try to understand their lives over the last 30 years or more, he said.
Hyland said the women are in the care of a specialist non-governmental organisation.
"Whilst we do not believe that they have been subjected to sexual abuse, we know that there has been physical abuse, described as beatings.
"However there is nothing to suggest that the suspects were violent to others outside of the address," he said.
Hyland said the two suspects have also been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.
He was not prepared to disclose the nationalities of the two people arrested, but said they have been in the country for "many years".
Police do not believe the victims were trafficked into the UK, he said.
Hyland said the police search of the address in south London took 12 hours, and said they seized 55 bags of evidence amounting to in excess of 2500 exhibits.
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