LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - British ⁠police are assessing whether Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through two London airports on private flights ⁠as part of a now nationally-coordinated effort to investigate the late sex offender's ties to ‌Britain. NATIONALLY-COORDINATED EFFORTSTheir assessments, which do not constitute ⁠a ‌full investigation,follow the establishment of a national coordination group to support individual police forces in examining Epstein's ties to Britain or British people. Documents in the Epstein files show multiple references to ⁠Stansted, including one that discussed whether a Russian woman with ​a U.S. visa could switch planes at the airport. Stansted Airport said in a statement that private flights were not managed by the terminal it operates, and ⁠that Border Force was responsible for immigration and customs checks. The Epstein files suggested both had forwarded confidential government ​documents to the late U.S. financier.

Source: The Star February 18, 2026 13:10 UTC