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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7097Human trafficking · Co. Dublin · 16 Nov 2023

Man in his 50s arrested at Dublin Airport in international human trafficking investigation

On 16 November 2023, Gardaí from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at the Garda National Protective Services Bureau arrested a man in his 50s at Dublin Airport. The arrest is part of an ongoing international investigation into organised criminal activity relating to human trafficking for sexual exploitation, money laundering and fraud. The man's name and nationality are not given in the sources, and he is held at a west Dublin Garda station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, for up to seven days. The latest development is that the investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow; no charge or court appearance is reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested16 Nov
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A man in his 50s was apprehended by Gardaí from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at the Garda National Protective Services Bureau.
Where
The arrest operation took place at Dublin Airport, Dublin.
When
The arrest took place on 16 November 2023, and the Garda press release was issued on 17 November 2023.
Investigation
  • The arrest is part of an ongoing international investigation into organised criminal activity relating to human trafficking for sexual exploitation, money laundering and fraud.
  • The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.
Other details
  • The detained man is held at a west Dublin Garda station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
  • He may be detained for up to seven days.
  • The sources do not give the man's name or nationality.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 50s was apprehended by Gardaí from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at GNPSB. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe arrest operation took place at Dublin Airport. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe arrest took place on 16 November 2023. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe arrest is part of an ongoing international investigation into organised criminal activity relating to human trafficking for sexual exploitation, money laundering and fraud. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe detained man is held at a west Dublin Garda station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. (garda.ie)
  • otherHe may be detained for up to seven days. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Nov2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    GNPSB Arrest Operation - International Investigation into Human Trafficking - 16th November 2023

    Garda press release on the arrest at Dublin Airport. It names the unit, states the arrest is part of an international investigation into human trafficking, money laundering and fraud, and gives the detention basis and length. No existing case matches this arrest.

    suspect, 50s, male