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# Trafficking

This month
September 2023
Suspected trafficking for organ removal recorded for first time in Ireland last year, report shows
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published a new anti-trafficking report today.
Fishing boat owners turning to work with drug trafficking gangs to deal with financial pressures
A report by
Niall O'Connor
Recently The Journal travelled to Lisbon to examine its drugs policy and met with the head of a European-funded agency combating drug smuggling.
This year
2023
'Kinahan' drugs and cash smuggler told to pay more than €700k to UK authorities
Thomas Maher (42) originally from County Offaly was sentenced to 14 years and eight months imprisonment for drug trafficking in December 2020.
Human trafficking and prostitution trial of two Brazilian women collapses
The judge said that the case could not proceed due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ but will begin before a new jury later in the month.
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre photo is fake, says Ghislaine Maxwell
The British prince has previously questioned the validity of the famous image.
Last year
2022
Gardaí have intercepted 77 assassination attempts since Regency murder, report reveals
The research shows the amount of drugs seized by Gardaí last year increased by 73.5% to €63.68 million.
Gardaí probe concerns of sexual trafficking in the south-west
Enquiries have also been launched into a ‘pimp’ operating in an undisclosed part of the country.
'Vulnerable' girl taken into care after entering Ireland with man claiming to be her uncle
The girl had arrived into Ireland from Ukraine.
Migrants recount their journeys to US following Texas truck deaths
53 migrants died this week after the trailer they were in was abandoned in Texas.
All time
'This is happening in plain sight': Telling the story of trafficked people working in Irish growhouses
A new artwork is based on the stories of people affected.
Heroin smuggling gang operating in Ireland north and south and Lithuania targeted in Belfast raids
Three people were arrested in five searches yesterday.
Accommodation unit to be set up for victims of sexual exploitation living in Direct Provision
It comes after Ireland was downgraded in an assessment of its response to eliminating human trafficking.
Around 80 human trafficking investigations underway in Ireland
Justice Minster Helen McEntee revealed the latest figure on World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
27 female victims of trafficking assisted by Immigrant Council of Ireland last year
The council’s impact report for 2019 has been published today.
Second man to appear in court charged with trafficking illegal immigrants
A number of people have been arrested by gardaí as part of Operation Mombasa.
'You're not screening for them': Concern that trafficked Irish children are falling through the cracks
The OSCE’s special representative for combating human trafficking said children in foster care or those who came from abusive backgrounds are particularly vulnerable.
Court hears of possible trafficking as Vietnamese woman to plead guilty in €1 million grow house case
More than 500 cannabis plants at various growth stages were found at the 16-bedroomed property on 31 May last year.
Gardaí question 38 people suspected of purchasing sexual services
Gardaí conducted a number of targeted operations across the country last week.
US report criticises Ireland's 'insufficient efforts' to tackle human trafficking
The report published by the US State Department noted Ireland’s use of direct provision centres to accommodate ‘traumatised victims’.
23 trafficking victims who came from abroad helped by Immigrant Council of Ireland last year
That’s according to the Council’s impact report for 2018, which has been published today.
Report on Ireland's sex industry: 'Highly organised, thriving in every county'
A report compared the legislative approaches in six EU countries to tackling human trafficking in prostitution.
'A person who played God': Eleven year sentence sought for accused in Spain 'stolen babies' trial
New mothers were told their babies had died suddenly within hours of birth but they were given or sold to another family.
'Vulnerable to abuse': Children account for almost one-third of trafficking victims
Some boys fail to come forward for help due to gender stereotypes, Unicef has said.
'A game of cat and mouse': The struggle to stop drug smuggling in a neglected Spanish town
Members of the drug trafficking ring pointed to the unemployment rate in the province as a fuel for their criminal activity.
Confident gardaí have Kinahans on the back foot after latest drug seizure
A number of large seizures have crippled the Kinahans’ supply chains.
Kinahan cartel members to face international murder charges following arrest of Chilean drug lord
Over 100 lines of inquiry have been investigated.
Testimonies from trafficked victims in Ireland: 'I didn't feel safe, men were hitting on me'
The report noted issues around privacy, integration, nutrition and delays in processing applications.
Members of gang which ran prostitution ring in UK hotels convicted
In total, the operation generated hundreds of thousands of pounds.
People urged to call Irish mobile number to hear the reality of sex trafficking here
Ruhama is urging people to call the number and hear what ‘Andreea’ has to say.
Ashton Kutcher close to tears in speech about efforts to combat child sexual exploitation
Kutcher was speaking at a US senate hearing about victims of trafficking.
Two men arrested after drugs destined for Galway rag week seized
The drugs have an estimated street value of €50,000.
China police rescue 32 trafficked Vietnamese brides
Farmers see “buying” a woman from abroad as cheaper than paying a dowry for a Chinese bride.
Nigerian woman allegedly had 'voodoo process' before being trafficked to Ireland for prostitution
Joy Imasogie allegedly told the victim she would be working in a hair salon.
Gardaí don't believe young sex workers were operating Galway brothel on their own
The four women, in their 20s and 30s, were fined in court yesterday.
Man due in Dublin court as part of four-year sex trafficking probe
In 2012, gardaí identified a number of Polish women as victims of sexual exploitation.
Two arrested after €1.2 million worth of cocaine and mixing agent found in searches
Compacting compressing equipment and cocaine mixing agent were also discovered.
Trafficking victims told by 'The Master' they would get new life - but were 'treated like dogs'
They were told they would get well-paid jobs and a new life in Northern Ireland.
The majority of child trafficking victims in this country last year were Irish
A US government report was critical of Ireland’s system, which it says is failing to identify trafficking victims.
Two Irish men arrested for drug trafficking in Spain as part of 'Operation Leprechaun'
The two were held after the detention of a British drug dealer on the holiday island of Majorca.
Survivors of Nepal earthquake 'being sold as child slaves in UK'
Children are said to be exchanging hands for as little as €6,500.