No entrapment in prostitution arrests, says garda

ONE of Limerick’s most senior gardaí has refuted claims that men caught in a sting operation to tackle prostitution were the victims of entrapment.

Last week, 27 men with addresses across the mid-west appeared before Limerick District Court charged with soliciting prostitution services from undercover female gardaí.

Of those, 21 pleaded guilty and were fined €470 while six had their cases adjourned until next year.