More raids on cards for fishing industry but no evidence of human trafficking

Gardaí have said they found no evidence of human trafficking when they raided 40 fishing vessels in Dublin and Cork last week, but said they plan to carry out further raids in the future.

A Garda spokesman said “days of action” took place under Operation Eggshell on both sides of the border on October 5 and October 7.

The primary objective was the detection of labour exploitation in the fishing industry, with particular emphasis on any indicators of human trafficking. Officers from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit and the Garda National Protective Services Bureau were involved in the operations in Castletownbere and Howth.