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# Trafficking

Last month
November 2023
Human trafficking victims to be protected from deportation under new plans
Dedicated accommodation for victims of trafficking will also be established.
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2023
Ruhama reports 68% increase in those who they assisted from trafficking
The charity engaged with 497 individuals last year, 224 of whom were new referrals.
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Oct 17th 2023, 12:04 PM
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.
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Sep 13th 2023, 6:10 AM
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.
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Sep 10th 2023, 12:05 AM
'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.
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May 23rd 2023, 12:53 PM
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.
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Feb 8th 2023, 4:02 PM
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre photo is fake, says Ghislaine Maxwell
The British prince has previously questioned the validity of the famous image.
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Jan 22nd 2023, 12:20 PM
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.
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Dec 14th 2022, 9:01 PM
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.
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Nov 30th 2022, 1:51 PM
'Vulnerable' girl taken into care after entering Ireland with man claiming to be her uncle
The girl had arrived into Ireland from Ukraine.
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Jul 27th 2022, 11:25 AM
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.
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Jul 1st 2022, 8:27 AM
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.
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Jun 17th 2021, 7:00 AM
Heroin smuggling gang operating in Ireland north and south and Lithuania targeted in Belfast raids
Three people were arrested in five searches yesterday.
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Aug 27th 2020, 3:38 PM
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.
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Aug 11th 2020, 6:10 AM
Around 80 human trafficking investigations underway in Ireland
Justice Minster Helen McEntee revealed the latest figure on World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
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Jul 30th 2020, 11:15 AM
27 female victims of trafficking assisted by Immigrant Council of Ireland last year
The council’s impact report for 2019 has been published today.
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Jun 4th 2020, 8:19 AM
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.
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Apr 8th 2020, 8:41 AM
'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.
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Feb 23rd 2020, 6:30 AM
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.
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Oct 30th 2019, 5:50 PM
Gardaí question 38 people suspected of purchasing sexual services
Gardaí conducted a number of targeted operations across the country last week.
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Sep 27th 2019, 10:04 AM
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’.
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Jun 20th 2019, 7:32 PM
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.
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May 29th 2019, 6:20 AM
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.
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Nov 13th 2018, 6:10 AM
'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.
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Sep 4th 2018, 9:59 PM
'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.
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Jul 29th 2018, 7:15 PM
'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.
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Apr 8th 2018, 6:15 AM
Confident gardaí have Kinahans on the back foot after latest drug seizure
A number of large seizures have crippled the Kinahans’ supply chains.
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Nov 26th 2017, 8:00 AM
Kinahan cartel members to face international murder charges following arrest of Chilean drug lord
Over 100 lines of inquiry have been investigated.
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Nov 5th 2017, 12:05 AM
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.
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Oct 12th 2017, 6:40 AM
Members of gang which ran prostitution ring in UK hotels convicted
In total, the operation generated hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Oct 6th 2017, 1:19 PM
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.
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Sep 20th 2017, 6:09 PM
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.
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Feb 17th 2017, 6:17 PM
Two men arrested after drugs destined for Galway rag week seized
The drugs have an estimated street value of €50,000.
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Feb 10th 2017, 7:35 PM
China police rescue 32 trafficked Vietnamese brides
Farmers see “buying” a woman from abroad as cheaper than paying a dowry for a Chinese bride.
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Feb 9th 2017, 9:42 AM
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.
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Jan 18th 2017, 6:03 AM
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.
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Nov 1st 2016, 12:05 PM
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.
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Oct 29th 2016, 3:36 PM
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.
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Oct 23rd 2016, 12:54 PM
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.
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Oct 7th 2016, 1:20 PM
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.
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Jul 1st 2016, 11:31 AM
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