Asians who were jailed over cannabis factory were trafficked here

Campaigners have claimed 24 Asian nationals jailed for cannabis cultivation in recent years are potential victims of human trafficking.

Asians who were jailed over cannabis factory were trafficked here

The Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland also claimed no investigation was carried out by gardaí into this and that all of them subsequently received, on average, a sentence of three years.

A MRCI report, which is part of a wider European project on trafficking for forced labour, found that:

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