Cork arrest of man wanted in Germany linked to major international human trafficking crackdown

A man wanted in Germany on allegations including child kidnapping, illegal restraint, and hostage-taking has been arrested in Cork City during a major international operation targeting human trafficking.

The man, aged in his 50s, was arrested at a massage parlour on a street off Oliver Plunkett St in Cork, and he is in custody pending extradition.

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