Police have made arrests after raids were carried out in the city.
This comes after executive action in the capital and East Lothian . Officers executed warrants at properties in the Cannongate, Tollcross, Leith, Broughton, Dalry and Chesser areas of Edinburgh and Prestonpans on Tuesday.
A 70-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested as part of the investigation. A 36-year-old woman was also arrested in connection with drug offences.
All three have since been released, pending further enquiries. Six women and a man were provided safeguarding advice and support by specially trained Victim Navigators and Prostitution Liaison Officers.
A five-figure sum of cash was recovered along with small quantities of cocaine and cannabis, and evidence linking the addresses to prostituti