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Man wanted in Germany for child kidnapping arrested at Cork massage parlour
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Gardaí inspected over 160 suspected brothels nationwide in an operation targeting human trafficking
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Epstein files show picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across five mystery people
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein began in the late 1990s
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Twice as many Vietnamese applying for asylum as Gardaí mark increase in trafficking
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There has also been a marked increase in Vietnamese asylum seekers claiming to be victims of trafficking
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Gardai team up with Brazilian police to make human trafficking arrests
Crime
Gardaí made the arrests with Brazilian Federal Police and Europol as part of an investigation into human trafficking
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Gardaí arrest man, 50s, on suspicion of human trafficking offences
An Garda Siochana
The arrest was made on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation
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Gardaí launch 'day of action' to identify victims of human trafficking
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The Dublin Airport based-operation was conducted in tandem with the Department of Justice
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Galway resident jailed for role in human-trafficking of three women into Ireland
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The court heard that the garda investigation began after one of the three women recognised the man at a hotel in Galway
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Nearly 500 people trafficked into Ireland over nine years for sexual exploitation, slavery and even organ harvesting
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A recent report revealed that victims were being brought to Ireland for sexual exploitation, slavery, and even organ harvesting
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Restaurant worker in custody as part of Garda probe into human trafficking
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The man, who works in a restaurant in north Dublin, was being held on suspicion of exploiting foreign workers
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Irishman in custody after Albanian nationals found hidden in livestock wagon
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14 foreigners were found by officers concealed in the wagon in "unsafe conditions" at the Loch Ryan Terminal
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Three people convicted of human trafficking in 13 years despite 1,200 prosecutions
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Ireland has gained a reputation as a soft touch and an ideal destination for trafficking gangs due to the low conviction rate
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Man arrested following discovery of 14 migrants in refrigerated container
Immigration
Nine men, three women and two girls had to cut a hole in the shipping container to allow themselves to breathe
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Man arrested in connection with prostitution, brothel-keeping, money laundering
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Gardai also seized €11,000 in cash and 14 mobile phones during the raid in north Dublin
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Two appear in court charged with human trafficking, money laundering in Donegal
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The two men, aged 35 and 28, are Latvian and Armenian nationals who have been living in the county for several years
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Two men arrested in Donegal during investigation into human trafficking
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Both men, aged 35 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of organised crime-related offences and are being detained at Garda stations in the county
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Irish prostitution and human trafficking charity says number of people seeking help up 35 per cent
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Dublin based Ruhama published its annual report on Tuesday and said there had been a spike in the number of people seeking their help
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‘Multiple offences’ detected during cross-border human trafficking operation
An Garda Siochana
A number of business premises were searched as part of the joint operation with the PSNI, which targeted sexual exploitation and rural crime
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Gardai stepping up efforts to tackle human trafficking after scathing report
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People, mostly women, but also some men and transsexuals, are trafficked from Africa, South America, Eastern Europe and Asia to Ireland
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Gardaí target flights at Dublin and Cork Airports as they tackle human trafficking operation with Interpol
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A female suspect was arrested on suspicion of committing an offence contrary to Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021.
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Slavery expert slams Ireland's lack of action on tackling human trafficking
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Exclusive: The gardai identified 42 suspected trafficking victims in 2019 - but an expert has warned this number is just the 'tip of the iceberg'
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Twenty-four people quizzed as gardai probe human trafficking in two Cork towns
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Gardai removed three men who they suspect had been trafficked into Ireland
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Vietnamese people being trafficked into Ireland to work in sex trade or nail bars
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And the coronavirus means trafficked migrant workers here are potentially even more vulnerable
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Two Irishmen arrested and charged over people smuggling operation in Belgium
Irish News
Wayne Sherlock, 39, and Eoin Nolan, 48, were remanded in custody following a hearing at Canterbury Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning
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Trafficking victim tells how Focus Ireland founder Sister Stan saved her life
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“I call her my grandma. I love her so much. She’s the reason why I’m here today. She’s my guardian angel. She was there for me when I literally had no one"
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