Gangs take in €600k a day in sex trafficking

The Immigrant Council of Ireland claims organised crime gangs are running an international sex trafficking network stretching from Nigeria and Cameroon to Ireland — making them an estimated €600,000 per day.

Gangs take in €600k a day in sex trafficking

The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) says it is pursuing 25 cases on behalf of women and girls brought into the country by “pimps, traffickers, and thugs” to be sexually exploited. It revealed the figures at an annual Mothers and Daughters fundraising lunch in Dublin to support the frontline services for trafficked women and girls.

“During the first eight months of the year it reported 11 new cases — with the majority coming from Nigeria,” it said.

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