Despicable trade run from jail cell

A VIOLENT Romanian gang with links across Europe was trafficking prostitutes over and back to Ireland under the ruthless command of a violent pimp who spent years locked in a French prison cell.

Following his re-arrest in his home country last year, Florin Nicolae Ghinea continued to orchestrate the trade to Ireland through two key associates.

Eight members of the gang have now been formally charged in Romania along with seven women accused of getting involved in VIP prostitution.