Two men arrested as part of ongoing investigations into organised crime, including human trafficking and money laundering, have been released without charge. On Friday, Gardaí in Donegal arrested the two men in Louth and Roscommon. The men, aged in their 50s and 40s, were detained at stations in the Garda North Western Region under Section […]
Two to appear in court over human trafficking charges
TWO men charged with human trafficking and labour exploitation offences are due to appear in court in Donegal this evening. The men, aged 35 and 28, are currently being detained under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 in stations in the county and are due to appear before a special sitting of Ballyshannon […]
Major Donegal operation to tackle rural crime
The high-visibility operation to target rural crime took place on both sides of the border from Donegal to Louth.
Letterkenny businessman not guilty of human trafficking
A Letterkenny businessman man has been found not guilty on a charge of human trafficking, after a three- and- a half day trial at Sligo Circuit Court. 40-year-old Sorin Kirpcai, Fortwell Court, Letterkenny, was one of two Romanian men charged with trafficking another Romanian man for exploitation to work in a car wash in Sligo […]
Letterkenny could be an attraction – for sex tourists
A BISHOP has claimed that prostitution will become a “scourge” in border towns like Letterkenny if laws on the sex trade in the south are not changed.