Man arrested in Dublin for human trafficking

A man in his 50’s has been arrested in Dublin this morning for human trafficking.

Gardaí attached to the Garda Extradition Unit and Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested the 55 year-old at a location in north Dublin on foot of a European Arrest Warrant.

The warrant was issued in 2016 by Romanian authorities following the man’s conviction for offences of Human Trafficking of adults and children.

Detective Superintendent Michael J. Mullen of the Garda Extradition Unit remarked that “this significant arrest coordinated by detectives attached to Organised and Serious Crime represents our ongoing commitment to ensuring persons wanted on foot of International arrest warrants are brought to justice.”