Human trafficking prosecution 'just tip of the iceberg', says McEntee

PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris at a Conference on Senior Leadership Summit on Collectively Combating Human Trafficking that was held at UCC's Centre for Executive Education. Picture: David Creedon

Legislation aimed at enabling more victims of human trafficking to come forward will be enacted within days, as the Minister for Justice admits the one prosecution for the crime in Ireland is just the tip of the iceberg.

Minister Helen McEntee was speaking in Cork at the two-day Senior Leadership Summit on Collectively Combatting Human Trafficking Conference, where human trafficking was described as a “heinous crime”.