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A 25-year-old Edmonton man is facing a string of human-trafficking-related charges after a woman was forced to work in the sex trade, said city police vice detectives.

A man was arrested in the city’s northeast Monday following an investigation into the sexual services industry.

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The man is alleged to have forced a woman in her early 20s to travel to cities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to work in the sex industry since early 2015.

Police released his image Thursday in case there are other complainants.

Prince Opoku faces multiple firearms and human trafficking-related charges, including procuring, trafficking in persons, material benefit from sexual services, advertising sexual services, knowingly possessing an unauthorized firearm, careless storage of a firearm, breach of an undertaking, breach of recognizance, and two counts of breaching a peace bond.

Anyone who may have related information may contact police at 780-423-4567.